Nick Malouf

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Nick Malouf
Date of birth (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb)
School Anglican Church Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017–2018 Leicester Tigers 21 (25)
Correct as of 1 December 2023
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
2012– Australia 59
Correct as of 1 December 2023

Nick Malouf (born 5 March 2000) is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays as a back for the Australia national sevens team.

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International career

In his early career, he formally played for Premiership Rugby club Leicester Tigers for the 2017–18 season. He began playing the sport for the University of Queensland rugby club in the flanker position. [1] Malouf later joined the Australian sevens team in 2012 after helping Australia's international development side the Aussie Thunderbolts to a win at the Noosa International Sevens Festival. [2]

Malouf made his World Rugby Sevens Series debut in Dubai in 2012. [3] In June 2017 is when he signed to play over in England for the Leicester Tigers. [4] His form earned him a try of the week award against Gloucester in round three of the competition. [5] Malouf later departed England to rejoin the Australian sevens program ahead of the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens. [1] He represented Australia at the 2016 Olympic Games.

Malouf was a member of the Australian men's rugby seven's squad at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The team came third in their pool round and then lost to Fiji 19–0 in the quarterfinal. [6] He competed for Australia at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [7] [8]

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References

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  2. "Australian Men's and Women's Sevens teams win Noosa International Sevens". Reds Rugby. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
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  6. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  7. Williamson, Nathan (5 September 2022). "Sevens sides confirmed for Rugby World Cup Sevens". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  8. "GAME BY GAME: Australia Women claim Sevens World Cup, Men finish fourth". www.rugby.com.au. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.