Theo Heffernan Vukašinović (born 25 June 1996) is an English

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 ...

lock. He appeared 19 times for RFU Championship club London Scottish in the 2018/19 season. Ahead of the 2019/2020 season he joined

Premiership Rugby Premiership Rugby, officially known as Gallagher Premiership Rugby, or the Gallagher Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is an English professional rugby union competition. The Premiership has consisted of thirteen clubs since 2021, and is the ...

team

Wasps RFC Wasps Rugby Football Club is a professional rugby union team. They last played in Premiership Rugby, the top division of English rugby until being suspended on 12 October 2022. On 17 October 2022 the club entered administration, resulting in r ...

Early life

Vukašinović was born on 25 June 1996 in

Wandsworth Wandsworth Town () is a district of south London, within the London Borough of Wandsworth southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan The London Plan is the statutory spatial development strategy for the Gre ...

, London. He attended

Reed's School Reed's School is an independent secondary boarding school for boys with a mixed sixth form located in Cobham, Surrey, England. There are currently around 700 day pupils (620 boys, 80 girls) with 100 full-time boarders (80 boys, 20 girls). The s ...

Cobham, Surrey Cobham () is a large village in the Borough of Elmbridge in Surrey, England, centred south-west of London and northeast of Guildford on the River Mole. It has a commercial/services High Street, a significant number of primary and private s ...

, England. While there, he played Under 18 representative rugby for

London Irish London Irish RFC is a professional rugby union club which competes in the Premiership, the top division of English rugby union. The club has also competed in the Anglo-Welsh Cup, the European Champions Cup and European Challenge Cup. While ...

. He signed a one-year Senior Academy contract with them in 2014, and made his Senior debut for them in November against

in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. The following year he declined a further contract with London Irish, instead continuing his academic studies at

Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when L ...

. He played for the university in rugby union National League 1 and in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Super Rugby. BUCS Super Rugby colour commentators described him as a "modern-day second row" and a "great all round athlete". He was included in the training squad for England Students in 2018.

Rugby career

On graduation, Vukašinović rejoined professional rugby, agreeing a contract with RFU Championship club London Scottish for the 2018/19 season. He appeared 19 times for them. In May 2019, he joined

team

for the 2019/2020 season. Wasps entered administration on 17 October 2022 and Vukašinović was made redundant along with all other players and coaching staff. On 2 November 2022, Vuksinovic signed for

Doncaster Knights Doncaster Rugby Football Club are a rugby union club representing the town of Doncaster, England. The first XV are known as the "Doncaster Knights", and play in the RFU Championship. Being the most promoted side in English history has led to ...

in the RFU Championship for the 2022-23 season.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vukasinovic, Theo 1996 births Living people English rugby union players Rugby union locks Rugby union players from Wandsworth Wasps RFC players London Scottish F.C. players London Irish players People educated at Reed's School Ampthill RUFC players