Liam Gill (rugby union)
Birth name | Liam Bradley Gill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 8 June 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 184 cm (6 ft 1/2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2010 Delhi | Rugby 7's |
Liam Gill is a professional rugby union player for the Queensland Reds.[2] He was born in Melbourne and lived in the United States before playing junior Rugby in Adelaide for the Old Collegians.[3]
He attended Gregory Terrace, a private school in Brisbane. He was not only captain of the first 15 in 2009 but also school vice-captain. At school he was compared to a fellow number 7 in Gerry Cross (St Patricks School Captain and flanker for the first 15 1972).
In 2010, he became the youngest ever to player to compete in the IRB Junior World Championship during which his Australian side lost to New Zealand in the final.[4] He was a member of the Australia U20s team that competed in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship, along with fellow Queenslanders: Joel Faulkner, Tevita Kuridrani, Matt Lucas, Simon Morahan, Eddie Quirk, Siliva Siliva, Dom Shipperley, and Kimami Sitauti. He was named captain of the Australia U20s side that competed in the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship.[4]
In 2012, Gill made his debut for the Australian Rugby Team, the 'Wallabies'. As well as being that year's Australian Under-20 captain, Gill became the 861st player to have represented Australia. [citation needed]
References
- ^ Profile, rugby.com.au; accessed 15 September 2014.
- ^ Harris, Bret (14 February 2012). "Liam Gill is seen as the emerging No 7 in Australian rugby". Australian. News. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ "Liam Gill". Player Profile. QLD Reds. 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ a b "JWC 2012: Twenty players to watch".
External links
- 1992 births
- Australian rugby union players
- Australia international rugby union players
- Queensland Reds players
- Brisbane City (rugby team) players
- RC Toulonnais players
- Rugby union flankers
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Melbourne
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
- Male rugby sevens players
- Australian international rugby sevens players
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Australian expatriate rugby union players
- Australian expatriates in France
- Expatriate rugby union players in France
- Rugby sevens players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens