Henry Paterson
| Date of birth | 26 February 1997 | ||||||||||
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| Height | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||
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Henry Paterson (born 26 February 1997) is an Australian rugby sevens player.
Biography
Paterson is the son of former Roosters forward and Rothmans Medallist Trevor Paterson.[1][2] He was set to make his Olympic debut in Tokyo but had to withdraw on the eve of the Games due to injury.[2][3]
Paterson replaced Jed Stuart in the fourth round of the Sevens World Series in Seville, for the 2022 Spain Sevens.[4] He scored a hat-trick and helped his side win the 2022 London Sevens final against New Zealand.[5][1]
Paterson was selected for the Australian sevens squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[6][7] He was named again to represent Australia at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[8][9]
References
- ^ a b Robinson, Georgina (2022-05-30). "King Henry: Roosters discard powers Australia to drought-breaking win". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ a b "Former Roosters star's son realises Olympic dream". wwos.nine.com.au. 2021-07-03. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (2022-07-25). "Paterson ready for redemption after Olympics 'heartbreak'". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (2022-01-28). "Paterson returns as Australian Men's Sevens confirm line-up for Seville". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ Sherry, Max (2022-05-30). "Super Rugby And NRL Teams Tipped To Circle After Henry Paterson's Hat-Trick In London Sevens Final". SPORTbible. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (2022-07-05). "Sevens squad confirmed for Commonwealth Games". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ McLeod, Alex (2022-07-05). "Wallabies star Samu Kerevi named in Australian sevens squad for Commonwealth Games". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (2022-09-05). "Sevens sides confirmed for Rugby World Cup Sevens". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ "GAME BY GAME: Australia Women claim Sevens World Cup, Men finish fourth". www.rugby.com.au. 2022-09-11. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
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