Tom Robertson (rugby union)
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Tom Robertson (born 28 August 1994) is an Australian rugby union football player. He currently plays for the Force in Super Rugby.[2] Robertson's position is prop, and he can play on either tight-head or loose-head side.
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| Birth name | Tomas Robertson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 August 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wellington, NSW, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb; 249 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Robertson was born in Wellington, New South Wales,[1] and spent his early years in Dubbo where he played junior rugby for the Dubbo Kangaroos.[3] He later attended St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill,[4] where he played in the 1st XV rugby team as a loose-head prop. He was selected for the Australian Schoolboys side in 2012, winning the Trans-Tasman Shield in New Zealand.[5]
Career
After joining the Sydney University rugby club and making his debut in the Shute Shield, Robertson was selected to represent Australia at the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship hosted by New Zealand.[1][6] Later that year he was chosen in the Sydney Stars squad to compete in the inaugural National Rugby Championship.[1]
Robertson began studying for a medical degree at Sydney University in 2016,[4] and also signed a contract with the NSW Waratahs for the 2016 season.[7] He made his debut for the Waratahs against the Highlanders on 18 March 2016 and scored a try on debut.[8][9]
In 2023, Robertson was awarded a John Monash Scholarship to undertake a Master of International Health and Tropical Medicine at Oxford University.[10]
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