 |
| Birth name | Paul Asquith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 August 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paul Asquith (born 12 August 1993) is an Australian professional rugby union player. His primary position is centre, but is also an accomplished fly-half and fullback who can also play on the wing.
Asquith played his junior Rugby union for Kiama, New South Wales and junior Rugby league for his home town Jamberoo, New South Wales as well as Kiama. He was chosen for the St George Dragons S. G. Ball Cup team in 2010 before moving to Rugby sevens in 2012. He played 43 games for Australia during the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons. [1]
He made his debut for the Rebels against the Stormers in a 57-31 defeat at AAMI Park coming on as a replacement for Jonah Placid who went off injured in the process of scoring a try. [2] He plays his club rugby for Southern Districts in Sydney and also for the Greater Sydney Rams in the National Rugby Championship. [3]
In July 2017, he joined Scarlets in Wales for the 2017-18 season. He played all three trial games and made his Pro14 debut off the bench again in the first round against the Southern Kings and scored his first try in the second round against Zebre. He returned to Australia after four years with the Scarlets. Asquith played 79 games scoring 17 tries and 3 penalty goals [4]
Matt King is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australian international representative centre or wing, he played in the Super League for English club the Warrington Wolves and in the NRL for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Melbourne Storm. During his time in England he won the 2009 and 2010 Challenge Cups with Warrington Wolves and was also named at centre in the 2010 Super League Dream Team.
Radike Samo is a retired Australian rugby union player. He plays lock, flanker, number 8 and can even play on the wing.
Dafydd Rhys James is a Welsh former rugby union footballer who played on the wing or in the centre. He toured with the British & Irish Lions in 2001. James was born in Mufulira, Zambia, but earned 48 caps for Wales and three for the British & Irish Lions. His clubs include; Kenfig Hill RFC, Llanelli, Bridgend, Pontypridd, Harlequins, Scarlets, Cardiff Blues, Sale Sharks and HKCC Rugby.
Matthew Charles Sing is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. An Australian and Queensland representative, Sing played his club football for the Penrith Panthers, Sydney Roosters and North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL) and for Hull F.C. in the Super League.
Timana James Aporo Tahu is an Australian former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer. He last played for Denver Stampede in the US PRO Rugby competition. A dual-code international representative three-quarter back for Australia's Kangaroos and then the Wallabies, he could also play second-row and played for New South Wales in State of Origin. Tahu started his career in the National Rugby League for the Newcastle Knights, with whom he won the 2001 NRL Premiership before moving to the Parramatta Eels. He then played for the New South Wales Waratahs in the Super Rugby competition. Tahu returned to the NRL with the Eels and then the Penrith Panthers before finishing his NRL career where it started with the Newcastle Knights.
Digby Ioane is an Australian professional rugby union footballer who played for the Colorado Raptors in Major League Rugby (MLR).
Rory Sidey is an Australian rugby union player who played for the New South Wales Waratahs, Western Force and Melbourne Rebels. His primary position is inside centre.
Rhys Williams is a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Salford Red Devils in the Betfred Super League and Wales at international level.
Boyd Cordner is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a second-row forward for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL and Australia at international level.
Johnathon Ford is a Cook Islands international rugby league footballer.
Peter Betham is a professional rugby union player. He currently plays for the Provence in the ProD2. He was a representative player for Australia in international rugby matches. His usual position is wing or fullback.
Jozua Francois Malherbe is a South African rugby union professional player. He plays as a tighthead prop for the South Africa national team and the Stormers in the United Rugby Championship.
Mitch Rein is a former Australian rugby league footballer who last played as a hooker for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Hadleigh William Parkes is a New Zealand-born Welsh international rugby union player, whose favoured position is at the centre. He currently plays for the Black Rams Tokyo in the Japan Rugby League One. Parkes also has a successful BBC sport rugby union column.
Nic Stirzaker is an Australian rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is scrum-half and he currently plays for the Montauban in the Pro D2. Prior to that he represented the Rebels in Super Rugby and Melbourne Rising in the National Rugby Championship and Bristol Bears in Premiership Rugby.
Nathan Trist is a rugby union footballer. He plays for the Waratahs in Super Rugby. His regular playing position is outside back.
Jarrod Wallace is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League.
Jack Debreczeni is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a fly half for the ACT Brumbies in the Super Rugby Pacific competition.
Stacey Ili is a Samoan rugby union player, who currently plays as a midfield back for Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition and the Rebels in Super Rugby.
Iestyn Rees is a German-born Welsh rugby union player, currently playing for Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup side Scarlets. His preferred position is flanker.