Nick Malouf
Nick Malouf (born 19 March 1993) is a professional rugby union player currently playing the Australian national 7s team. Malouf played for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby for the 2017-18 season. He has represented Australia in sevens rugby, including at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Malouf was born in Sunnybank, Queensland and played for University of Queensland at senior club level, he debuted for Australia in November 2012.[1]
| Birth name | Nick Malouf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 March 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sunnybank, Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby career
Malouf began his rugby career as a flanker with the University of Queensland club,[2] and worked hard to develop into a fleet-footed centre with the aim of making his international rugby evens debut. Malouf joined the Australian sevens team in 2012,[3] and started his season strongly, helping development side the Aussie Thunderbolts to a win at the Noosa International Sevens.[3]
He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]
On 30 June 2017, Malouf signed a professional contract with English club Leicester Tigers to compete in the Aviva Premiership ahead of the 2017–18 season.[5] In September 2017, he was awarded Try of the week for his week 3 try against Gloucester Rugby.[6]
He left England to rejoin the Australian sevens program ahead of the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[2]
References
- "Nick Malouf". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- Jones, Jake (18 May 2018). "Nick Malouf confirms return to Australian Sevens". The Rugby Paper. UK. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- "Australian Men's and Women's Sevens teams win Noosa International Sevens". Reds Rugby. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- Newman, Beth (14 July 2016). "Rio Olympics: Australian Sevens teams announced". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- "Leicester Tigers sign Aussies Sevens back Nick Malouf". Leicester Mercury. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- "Citizen Try of the Week - (Round 3 Winner)". YouTube.com.