Tate McDermott
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| Date of birth | 18 September 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Bundaberg, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Sunshine Coast Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tate McDermott (born 18 September 1998) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Australian national rugby union team internationally and theTemplate:Rut Reds in the Super Rugby competition.[1] His position of choice is scrum-half.
In 2017, McDermott made his Australian Men's Seven debut at the Wellington Sevens.[1] He also debuted in 2017 in the NRC Championship for Queensland Country. In round 2 of the 2018 Super Rugby season, McDermott made his debut off the bench for the Queensland Reds.
McDermott used to surf competitively but quit to focus on rugby when his childhood friend drowned at the Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships on the Gold Coast.
International career
In Late 2020, McDermott was called up to the Wallabies as scrum-half under Dave Rennie, which was an extended 44-man squad. He was rewarded due to an excellent season with the Reds.[2]
References
- ^ "Tate McDermott". www.redsrugby.com.au. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "BREAKING: 16 uncapped players named for Wallabies as new dawn starts under Rennie ahead of Bledisloe Tests". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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