Tai McIsaac
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Tai McIsaac is an Australia
n rugby union
footballer. His usual position is hooker, and he currently plays for the Western Force
in the Super 14
competition.
player and represented Australian water polo in the under-21 team. Although he plays hooker, he started his rugby career at prop. McIsaac started his rugby career at Bond Pirates in the Gold Coast District Rugby Union, later moving on to the Gold Coast Breakers
in Queensland Premier Rugby
. His first professional club was the Queensland Reds
in the Super 12 competition. He made his Super 12 debut in 2003 in a match against New Zealand
team, the Crusaders. Also that year, McIsaac toured Japan
with Australia A. In 2005, he joined the Western Force for their inaugural season in 2006, he played 17 times for the Reds. McIsaac recently made his debut for the Wallabies
against England
in their first test of 2006.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n 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. His usual position is hooker, and he currently plays for the Western Force
Western Force
Western Force is a rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia playing in the international Super Rugby competition. They first competed in the 2006 season and finished with the wooden spoon in that year, however their performances greatly improved in 2007. In 2008 they finished in 8th...
in the Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
competition.
Career
Prior to rugby, McIsaac had been a National League water poloWater polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
player and represented Australian water polo in the under-21 team. Although he plays hooker, he started his rugby career at prop. McIsaac started his rugby career at Bond Pirates in the Gold Coast District Rugby Union, later moving on to the Gold Coast Breakers
Gold Coast Breakers
The Gold Coast Breakers are an Australian rugby union club, based on the Gold Coast, Queensland. The team competes in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition, which is a state-club competition....
in Queensland Premier Rugby
Queensland Premier Rugby
Queensland Premier Rugby is a club rugby union competition in Queensland, Australia. Ten clubs compete in the competition, eight of which are from Brisbane, with a club each from the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast also competing. The competition has been contested in its present form since 1929...
. His first professional club was the Queensland Reds
Queensland Reds
The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...
in the Super 12 competition. He made his Super 12 debut in 2003 in a match against New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
team, the Crusaders. Also that year, McIsaac toured Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
with Australia A. In 2005, he joined the Western Force for their inaugural season in 2006, he played 17 times for the Reds. McIsaac recently made his debut for 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...
against England
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
in their first test of 2006.