Tom Kingston (born 19 June 1991) is an Australian professional

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footballer. His usual position is

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. He signed on to play for the

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in 2014.

Early life

Kingston first started playing Rugby in Hong Kong and when his family returned to Australia he played junior rugby for the Mosman Whales before moving to play for the Manly Roos. He showed promise in his junior rugby career while at St Aloysius' College. His performances earned him selection in the Australian U16 Merit Side in 2007. Despite impressing selectors as a 17-year-old, Kingston missed out on playing for the Australian Schoolboys side in 2008, following a collarbone injury. He was selected in 2009 and earned four caps for his country.

Rugby career

In 2011 he made his debut for the

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, and later that year was selected in the Australian Under 20s side to play in the

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in Italy. He was also selected for the Australian Sevens side in 2011, but had to forgo the opportunity to tour due to his commitments with the Waratahs. Kingston became a regular for the Waratahs in 2012. On the back of strong performances, he was named in the media as a potential candidate for the Wallabies but did not gain selection. In late May 2013, he signed a two-year deal to join the

, starting in the

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. He competed at the

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Super Rugby statistics

Honours

Individual *2011 Young Waratah of the Year

Smartest man in rugby

There was speculation Kingston might be the "smartest man in rugby" after he scored 104 out of 100 in his 2009

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ranking – receiving a ranking of 99 based on his HSC marks, with five bonus additional points awarded due to his national representative achievements in rugby.

References

External links

Melbourne Rebels profile
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