Tom Kingston (rugby union)
| Birth name | Thomas Kingston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 June 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Aloysius’ College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Sydney University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tom Kingston (born 19 June 1991) is an Australian professional rugby footballer. His usual position is outside centre or wing.[1] He has signed on to play for the Melbourne Rebels in 2014.
Early life
Kingston first started playing Rugby in Hong Kong and when his family returned to Australia he played junior rugby for the Mosman Whales before moving to play for the Manly Roos.[2] He showed promise in his junior rugby career while at St Aloysius' College. His performances earned him selection in the Australian U16 Merit Side in 2007.[3][4] Despite impressing selectors as a 17-year-old, Kingston missed out on playing for the Australian Schoolboys side in 2008, following a collarbone injury. He was selected in 2009 and earned four caps for his country.[5]
Rugby career
In 2011 he made his debut for the New South Wales Waratahs, and later that year was selected in the Australian Under 20s side to play in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship in Italy.[6] He was also selected for the Australian Sevens side in 2011, but had to forgo the opportunity to tour due to his commitments with the Waratahs.[7]
Kingston became a regular for the Waratahs in 2012. On the back of strong performances, he was named in the media as a potential candidate for the Wallabies but did not gain selection.[8] In late May 2013, he signed a two-year deal to join the Melbourne Rebels, starting in the 2014 Super Rugby season.[9][10][11]
Super Rugby Statistics
- As of 15 June 2015
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Template:Rut Waratahs | 4 | 2 | 2 | 176 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Template:Rut Waratahs | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1097 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Template:Rut Waratahs | 10 | 5 | 5 | 386 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Template:Rut Rebels | 12 | 5 | 7 | 474 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Template:Rut Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 41 | 26 | 15 | 2133 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |
Honours
Individual
- 2011 Young Waratah of the Year[12]
Smartest man in rugby
There was speculation Kingston might be the "smartest man in rugby" after he scored 104 out of 100 in his 2009 ATAR ranking – receiving a ranking of 99 based on his HSC marks, with five bonus additional points awarded due to his national representative achievements in rugby.[13]
References
- ^ Robinson, Georgina (2 March 2012). "Waratahs coach confident new combination will click". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ Tom Kingston. Sydney Uni Elite Athlete Profile. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ http://www.staloysius.nsw.edu.au/sports/rugby/default.asp St Aloysius College
- ^ http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/community/wiki/tom-kingston/
- ^ http://austschools.rugbynet.com.au/default.asp?id=95976
- ^ http://www.waratahs.com.au/Waratahs/HSBCWaratahs/SuperRugbySquad/PlayerPage/tabid/182/playerid/35/Default.aspx Waratahs
- ^ "Aussie Thunderbolts feeling the heat heading into Darwin" (Press release). Australian Rugby Union. 20 January 2011. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
{{cite press release}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 18 February 2014 suggested (help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Payten, Iain (28 March 2012). "NSW Waratah Tom Kingston wings it towards a Wallabies jersey". Daily Telegraph. News. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ Rebels Media Unit (31 May 2013). "Rebels sign Tom Kingston" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ "Rebels sign out-of-favour winger for three years". Canberra Times. Fairfax. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ "Contenders - Outside Backs" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ http://www.waratahs.com.au/Waratahs/News/NewsArticle/tabid/157/ArticleID/3842/Default.aspx
- ^ Payten, Iain (15 February 2012). "Rookie Waratah Tom Kingston may be the smartest man in rugby". Daily Telegraph. News. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
External links
- Melbourne Rebels Profile
- "Waratahs profile". waratahs.com.au. 2013. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013.
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