Tim Atkinson

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Tim Atkinson
Full nameTimothy Atkinson
Date of birth (1977-07-05) 5 July 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Mackay, QLD, Australia
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Utility back
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2002 Brumbies 9 (15)
2003–06 Reds 20 (5)

Timothy Atkinson (born 5 July 1977) is an Australian former professional rugby union player. [1]

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Biography

Atkinson was born in Mackay and educated at Slade Point State School. [2]

Rugby career

A utility back, Atkinson captained Australia in rugby sevens and featured at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. [3]

Atkinson was an Australia "A" representative and competed for the ACT Brumbies in the 2002 Super 12 season as an outside centre, with George Gregan occupying his favoured position of scrum-half. [4] In 2003, Atkinson returned to his native Queensland to play with the Reds, where he was used in most backline positions. His time at the Reds was impacted by injury, missing most of 2003 with a broken ankle, playing all but one Super 12 match in 2004, before being sidelined for all of 2005 by shoulder surgery. [2] [5] He had a stint in Japan with Kyuden Voltex and was a player-coach for South Darwin on his return home. [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Atkinson gets chance with Reds". The Sydney Morning Herald . 5 February 2003.
  2. 1 2 "Tim tells of life with Reds". The Courier-Mail . 26 January 2005.
  3. ↑ "New faces in Australia Sevens squad". ESPN.com . 24 November 2006.
  4. ↑ "Atkinson goes home to Queensland". BBC News . 11 July 2002.
  5. ↑ "Berry out to grab his opportunity". ESPNscrum . 24 February 2005.
  6. ↑ "Trying times for South Darwin player-coach Tim Atkinson". NT News . 28 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Land of the rising scrum". Fukuoka Now. 1 November 2008.
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