Tom Cusack

Australian rugby union player

Not to be confused with Tom Cusick.

Rugby player

Tom Cusack

Cusack for NSW Country in 2016

Full name| Thomas Cusack
Date of birth|  (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth| Canberra, Australia[1]
Height| 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight| 101 kg (223 lb)
Rugby union career
| Position(s)|  Flanker

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Amateur team(s)
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
|  Canberra Royals|  |  ()
Senior career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
2014, 17|  Canberra Vikings|  1|  (5)
2016|  NSW Country|  7|  (6)

Correct as of 15 August 2017

Super Rugby
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
2017−pres.|  Brumbies|  2|  (0)

Correct as of 21 July 2017

International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
2010|  Australia Schoolboys|  |
2012|  Australia U-20|  |
National sevens team
Years|  Team|  |  Comps
2013–2016|  Australia 7s|  |  18

Thomas Cusack (born 1 March 1993) is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for the Brumbies, as well as serving as vice-captain in Super Rugby. Additionally, he previously represented Australia in rugby sevens.

## Early life

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Thomas Anthony Cusack was born in Canberra, ACT to an Australian father and Italian mother, and holds a dual Australian-Italian citizenship. He attended Marist College Canberra for his high school years, graduating in 2011. A former member of the ARU National Gold Squad, the ARU’s national Rugby development program for high school students, he showed a talent for rugby at an early age. Cusack was selected for Australia Schoolboys rugby team in 2010. He subsequently began studies toward a Sports Coaching and Exercise Science degree at University of Canberra before switching to a Bachelor of Business Management which he completed in 2018.

## Rugby career

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Cusack joined the Canberra Royals for his rugby at club level. He was a member of the ARU's National Academy and played for Australia Under-20 at the 2012 Junior World Championships.

### Australian Sevens

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In February 2013, Cusack was brought into the Australian Sevens squad. He made his debut for Australia at the Wellington Sevens tournament and quickly established himself as an asset with ball in hand. Cusack represented Australia in the 2013 Rugby Sevens World Cup, scoring two tries, and was a squad member at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland.[1][3] By December 2015, he had thirteen national caps in rugby sevens. He had a wrist ligament reconstruction surgery in early 2016, but recovered in time to compete for Australia at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][4]

### NRC

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Cusack played for the Canberra Vikings in the inaugural National Rugby Championship (NRC) in 2014, scoring a try against the Rams in his only appearance for the season. In 2016 he turned out for NSW Country, playing in seven matches for the minor premiership-winning team, including the grand final loss to Perth in Tamworth. In 2017 Cusack was named Canberra Vikings Captain,[5] and was awarded NRC’s players player, voted by not only his team mates but his NRC opponents.

### Super Rugby

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Cusack made his Super Rugby debut for the Brumbies against the Melbourne Rebels in April 2017. In 2019, he signed on until the end of the 2021 season in a dual contract with the Australian Sevens. In the 2020 Super Rugby season, he was named vice-captain, supporting Allan Alaalatoa as Captain.

## References

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1. ^ a b Tomas Cusack. rio2016.olympics.com.au
2. ^ a b Tom Cusack Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
3. ^ "Tom Cusack using Royals comeback to ignite Australian sevens revival". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
4. ^ Tom Cusack. nbcolympics.com
5. ^ "Canberra Vikings name squad for the 2017 National Rugby Championship season". The Canberra Times. 14 August 2017. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tom Cusack.

* Statistics on It's Rugby
* Brumbies profile
* Tom Cusack at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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Australia 2016 Summer Olympics Squad

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* Nick Malouf
* Jesse Parahi
* Henry Hutchison
* Lewis Holland
* James Stannard
* Con Foley
* Cameron Clark
* Pat McCutcheon
* Ed Jenkins (c)
* Allan Fa'alava'au
* John Porch
* Tom Cusack
* Tom Kingston

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* Andy Friend

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