Tom Court
| Full name | Tom Court | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 November 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Weight | 19 st 2 lb (122 kg) | ||
| School | Lowood State High School | ||
| University | University of Queensland | ||
| Occupation(s) | Professional rugby union player | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Prop | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 2004 2004 2004 |
University of Queensland Queensland A Manawatu |
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| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2004–2006 2006–2007 2006–present |
Queensland Reds Pertemps Bees Ulster |
3 9 78 |
(0) (?) (25) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2009–present 2008–? |
Ireland Ireland A |
28 ? |
(5) (?) |
| correct as of 11 Mar 2012. | |||
Tom Court (born 6 November 1980) is a rugby union footballer. He plays for Ulster as a tighthead and loosehead prop. He primarily played at tighthead in his early career but switched to loosehead in the 2007/2008 season when BJ Botha arrived at Ulster.
Court was born in Brisbane, Australia and began his sporting career as a shotputter.[1] He was Australian University Champion for three years running and had Olympic trials in 2002. He started playing rugby in 2004 and has represented Manawatu and Queensland Reds as well as Ulster.[1] In an interview with the Ulster Rugby Website, Court intimated that he had begun playing rugby in order to lose weight.
Court represented the Ireland A side at the 2006 Churchill Cup before he had played his first game for Ulster. He qualifies to play international rugby for Ireland through his grandfather, Patrick Carey, who was born in County Limerick. He was also named in the 2008 Churchill Cup squad [2] and appeared as a substitute in all three games; against USA, England Saxons and a representative Argentina XV. He made his full Ireland debut in an uncapped match against The Barbarians at Kingsholm Stadium in Gloucester.[3]
Court was named as a replacement for all Ireland's matches of the 2009 RBS 6 Nations and earned his first cap as a replacement for Marcus Horan during Ireland's 38–9 victory over Italy on 15 February 2009.
Court was named as part of Ireland's Rugby World Cup Squad in 2011, and played in the Irish 15-6 victory over Australia (17 Sep 2011), coming on as a substitute against the country of his birth.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Tom Court (2008-07-31). "Tom Court". Irish Rugby. http://www.irishrugby.ie/226_12359.php. Retrieved 2009-02-05.[dead link]
- ^ 10:24 am (2008-05-09). "Ireland 'A' Squad Announced For Churchill Cup". Irish Rugby. http://www.irishrugby.ie/6855_12156.php. Retrieved 2009-02-05.[dead link]
- ^ "Barbarians 14–39 Ireland". BBC News. 2008-05-27. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/irish/7420608.stm. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
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