Simon Kasprowicz is a former Australian professional

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player who has played for the

New South Wales Waratahs The New South Wales Waratahs ( or ;), referred to as the Waratahs, are an Australian professional rugby union team representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super Rugby competition. The Riverina and other southern parts of the state, ...

and

Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars also known as Mitsubishi Juko Sagamihara Rugby Club, are a Japanese rugby union team based in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The owner of this club is Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The club was founded in 1981. It ...

in Japan. He primarily played at flanker.

Early life

Kasprowicz attended

Brisbane State High School , motto_translation = Knowledge is Power , city = South Brisbane , state = Queensland , country = Australia , coordinates = , type = Public, selective, co-educational, secondary, ...

Career in Australia

Kasprowicz played 21 matches for the

from 2002 to 2004, scoring two tries.

Career in Japan

Kasprowicz played in Japan between 2005 and 2008 for the

Post playing

Kasprowicz now works as a director for portfolio sales for

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in Sydney.

Personal life

Kasprowicz is the younger brother of former Australian cricketer

Michael Kasprowicz Michael Scott Kasprowicz (born 10 February 1972) is a former Australian international cricketer, who played all formats of the game. He is a right arm fast bowler. He represented Queensland and played in the English county scene at first clas ...

. Their father is from

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References

Living people Australian rugby union players Australian people of Polish descent Rugby union players from Brisbane New South Wales Waratahs players Rugby union flankers Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars players Australian expatriate rugby union players Australian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate rugby union players in Japan People educated at Brisbane State High School Year of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-rugbyunion-bio-stub