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Birth name | Thomas Pincus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 28 May 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Joe Pincus (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tom Pincus (born 28 May 1992) is an Australian professional rugby player currently playing for Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby. Pincus is a versatile player, generally playing as a wing. However, Pincus can play Fullback and has great kicking ability. Originally from Brisbane, Queensland, Pincus is a Gold Coast native and moved to Sydney, New South Wales to play rugby in 2016.
Pincus kicked a backheel conversion during the Darwin 7s tournament in 2015. However, Pincus' team lost in the final 21–14 to ERC Borneo Eagles. [1]
He is a versatile player that has played as a wing, fly-half and fullback.
In May 2017, Pincus signed for the Jersey Reds of the English RFU Championship. Pincus, a qualified lawyer, committed to playing professional full-time rugby after playing rugby at Eastern Suburbs and Queensland Country. [2] [3]
In mid-2018 Pincus, along with fellow Australian and Wallaby great, George Smith, signed for newly-promoted team the Bristol Bears of the Premiership. [4] [5] [6]
In February 2020 Pincus was signed by Super Rugby side Melbourne Rebels with immediate effect. [7]
Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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2020 | Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 AU | Rebels | 3 | 2 | 1 | 149 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
2021 AU | Rebels | 8 | 7 | 1 | 528 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 TT | Rebels | 2 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 13 | 10 | 3 | 728 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
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