Tom English (born 8 March 1993) is an Australian

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player, currently playing with the

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in the Super Rugby. English plays as a centre, however, he can play on the wing.

Rugby career

Rugby sevens

English is a former Australia Sevens representative. In 2011, he was named at inside centre for Sydney University in the final of the

Shute Shield The Shute Shield is a semi-professional rugby union competition in Sydney, Australia. It is the premier club competition in New South Wales. The Shute Shield is awarded to the winning team from the Sydney premiership grand final held at the end ...

. The side was to be captained by Rebels flanker

Tim Davidson Tim Davidson (born 3 November 1982, in Young, Australia) is a rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is either flanker or eighthman. He represented the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby having previously played for the Western For ...

Rebels

In late 2012 English joined the Melbourne Rebels Extended Playing Squad. He stayed with the Rebels into

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and was named on the bench to play the

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in Round 1 and

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for Round 2 but didn't play. He made his Super Rugby debut when he replaced inside center Rory Sidey against the Reds in Round 4. Seven weeks later he started on the right wing and played 58 minutes before being replaced by Lachlan Mitchell. In

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, English faced competition for a place in the Rebels centers from

Mitch Inman Mitch Inman (born 24 October 1988) is an Australian rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is either centre or wing . He represents the Rebels in Super Rugby. Playing history Inman is a graduate of Saint Ignatius' College in Syd ...

and New Zealand import

Tamati Ellison Tamati Edward Ellison (born 1 April 1983) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. Career Domestic Ellison was born in Wellington, and made his debut for the Wellington Lions in the 2003 NPC final defeat against Auckland. He also captained ...

. In May 2014 English was invited to train with the Wallaby squad preparing for series against France.

Super Rugby statistics

References

External links

Melbourne Rebels Profile
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