James Slipper

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James Slipper
Full nameJames Alexander Slipper
Date of birth (1989-06-06) 6 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight117 kg (258 lb; 18 st 6 lb)
School The Southport School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team ACT Brumbies
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010–2018 Queensland Reds 104 (25)
2014–2018 Queensland Country 5 (0)
2019– ACT Brumbies 79 (15)
Correct as of 16 June 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007 Australia U18 3 (0)
2009 Australia U20 5 (0)
2010– Australia 140 (15)
Correct as of 21 September 2024

James Alexander Slipper (born 6 June 1989), nicknamed Slips [1] and the Golden Slipper, [2] is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Super Rugby club ACT Brumbies and the Australia national team. [3] [4] [5] [6] In September 2024, Slipper became Australia's most-capped player, reaching 140 appearances. [1]

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Early life

Slipper was born and raised on the Gold Coast, Queensland. [7] He first played junior rugby for the Bond Pirates in the local Gold Coast competition, before dedicating his weekends to playing for The Southport School (TSS) in the prestigious GPS schools competition. [8] He would take part in a golden generation for TSS which included back-to-back GPS premierships in 2006 and 2007 [9] while also being chosen to represent the Australian Schoolboys team three times in international fixtures. Following graduation, he signed a contract with the Queensland Reds.

Club career

In February 2010, Slipper made his Super Rugby debut against the New South Wales Waratahs at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.[ citation needed ]

In the 2011 Super Rugby season, Slipper was a part of the championship winning Queensland Reds side.

On 16 January 2015, Slipper was appointed the new captain of the Queensland Reds, replacing James Horwill, who would be leaving the Reds at the end of the Super Rugby season to join English Premiership side Harlequin F.C. [10] [11] [12] [13]

In 2019, the ACT Super Rugby team, the Brumbies, added James Slipper to their team. He was a very positive addition to a successful season, with the Brumbies finishing on the top of the Australian conference. Slipper was said to add wisdom and depth to the team.[ citation needed ]

International career

Slipper was named in the squad for the Australia A national rugby union team's two matches against England in June 2010.[ citation needed ]

On 12 June 2010, Slipper made his debut for the Australia national rugby union team against England at Perth. He is the 843rd player in history to represent Australia. He quickly became a regular for the national team, playing in all six of Australia's matches in the 2010 Tri Nations Series. Slipper featured in 13 of the Wallabies 14 Tests during 2010.[ citation needed ]

Slipper was chosen in Australia's 30-man squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He played in all of Australia's games during the tournament.[ citation needed ]

On 5 September 2015, he captained the Wallabies to a 47–10 victory over the United States at Soldier Field in Chicago, as part of their preparations for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Slipper won his 100th cap for the Wallabies in a 24–22 victory over the All Blacks at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.[ citation needed ]

He won his 140th cap for the Wallabies in a 28–31 defeat to New Zealand on September 21st, 2024 at Accor Stadium in Sydney, overtaking George Gregan as the Wallabies' most capped player.

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References

  1. 1 2 Fontaine, Angus (20 September 2024). "'I feel every one of my Tests': James Slipper on the long and winding road to Wallabies record". Guardian Australia . Guardian Media Group. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024.
  2. ↑ Drennan, Jonathan (22 September 2024). "Golden Slipper relieved to get cap milestone out of the way". The Sydney Morning Herald . Nine Entertainment. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Plus500 Brumbies confirm 2021 Super Rugby Squad | Latest Rugby News | Plus500 Brumbies". 5 January 2021.
  4. ↑ James Standley (12 June 2010). "Australia 27–17 England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  5. ↑ QRU (2010). "James Slipper player profile at redsrugby.com.au" . Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  6. ↑ ARU (2010). "James Slipper player profile at Rugby.com.au". Archived from the original on 1 March 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  7. ↑ "Queensland Reds Captain James Slipper Joins Bond University". 18 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Wallabies and Queensland Reds prop James Slipper to give back to junior club Bond Pirates". 18 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "GPS rugby: Nudgee College v The Southport School grand final decider". 13 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Slipper to captain Reds in 2015, Karmichael Hunt to vice captain".
  11. ↑ "James Slipper to captain Reds". 16 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "Slipper to lead Queensland Reds". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "QLD Reds Announce Leadership Team for 2015". 16 January 2015.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by 83rd Australian Men's Team Captain
2015 – Present		Incumbent
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