Nicholas Phipps (rugby)
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Nick Phipps is a national representative
rugby union
footballer who currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels
in the Super 15 competition.
. Phipps said he was looking forward to learning from his fellow halfbacks, Cordingley, and Kingi
, and also from Rebels centre (and former Wallaby) Julian Huxley.
Phipps played in the Australian Sevens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
, in Delhi. He scored a try and kicked eight conversions in his Games' debut. Australia went on to win Silver, losing the final to New Zealand.
In late 2010 Phipps toured with the Wallabies
, and was named on the bench against the Leicester Tigers
. In August 2011 Phipps became one of three halfbacks selected for 30-man Wallabies squad to represent Australia the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. Phipps played one match against Russia
, and was one of three Rebel backs in the squad, the others being and new signings Kurtley Beale
and James O'Connor
.
Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer who currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels
Melbourne Rebels
The Melbourne Rebels are a professional rugby union team based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. They made their debut in SANZAR's Super Rugby tournament in 2011. They are the first privately owned professional rugby union team in Australia...
in the Super 15 competition.
Super 15
Phipps signed to the Melbourne Rebels in July, 2010. Phipps' mentors for the 2011 Super Rugby season included former Wallaby halfback Sam CordingleySam Cordingley
Sam Cordingley is an Australian rugby union footballer. He plays for the Melbourne Rebels in the international Super Rugby competition. He was educated at the St Patrick's Marist school, Dundas.-Career:...
. Phipps said he was looking forward to learning from his fellow halfbacks, Cordingley, and Kingi
Richard Kingi
Richard Kingi is an Australian professional Rugby union footballer, born in Tauranga, New Zealand. His usual position is half back, though there has been speculation he is fast enough to play on the wing....
, and also from Rebels centre (and former Wallaby) Julian Huxley.
Representative career
He played for Australia in the 2009 IRB Sevens World Series. His grandfather and great uncle, both called Jim, played for the Wallabies.Phipps played in the Australian Sevens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
, in Delhi. He scored a try and kicked eight conversions in his Games' debut. Australia went on to win Silver, losing the final to New Zealand.
In late 2010 Phipps toured with the Wallabies
Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
, and was named on the bench against the Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010...
. In August 2011 Phipps became one of three halfbacks selected for 30-man Wallabies squad to represent Australia the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. Phipps played one match against Russia
Russia national rugby union team
The Russian National Rugby Union Team, is the national team representing Russia at the sport of rugby union.Rugby union in Russia is administered by the Rugby Union of Russia . The RUR is the official successor union of the Soviet Union and the combined CIS team which played in the early 1990s...
, and was one of three Rebel backs in the squad, the others being and new signings Kurtley Beale
Kurtley Beale
Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...
and James O'Connor
James O'Connor (rugby)
James O'Connor is an Australian international rugby union footballer. He made his Wallabies debut in 2008. In the Super Rugby competition he played from 2008 to 2011 with Western Force, and subsequently signed to the Melbourne Rebels for the 2012 season.-Biography:O'Connor is a versatile...
.