Tom Cox (rugby union)

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Tom Cox
Birth nameTom Cox
Date of birth (1988-10-04) 4 October 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Sunshine Coast, Australia
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
School Immanuel Lutheran College
University University of Queensland
Notable relative(s)Lord Sam Hourigan (Cousin)
SpouseNatalie Cox
Rugby union career
Position(s) Left-Wing / Right-Wing / Outside-Centre / Fullback
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Sunshine Coast Stingrays
University of Queensland
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Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–13 Brumbies 1 (0)

Tom Cox (born 4 October 1988) is an Australian rugby union player. His playing position is winger, centre or fullback.

He joined the Brumbies Super Rugby squad prior to the 2012 Super Rugby season on a two-year deal. [1] He made one senior appearance for them, against Wales during the 2012 Wales rugby union tour of Australia. [2] Post shoulder surgery he joined the Rebels Wider Training Squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season but was hampered by ankle injury. [3]

After taking time to complete university degrees at the University of Queensland, [4] he joined the Timișoara Saracens prior to the 2015 SuperLiga season. [5]

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References

  1. "Tom Cox Brumbies profile". Brumbies. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Wales hang on in Canberra". Planet Rugby. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  3. "Timișoara Saracens l-a prezentat oficial pe Tom Cox". viptim.ro (in Romanian). 30 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  4. "Speedster tackling business studies instead of footy". Sunshine Coast Daily. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  5. "Timișoara Saracens l-a transferat pe Tom Cox din puternica ligă Super Rugby". timișplus.ro (in Romanian). 28 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.