Tara Rushton
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Tara Rushton (born 2 July 1984[Fox Sports Australia as well as appearing on Fox Sports News.[1]
Early life
Born in
Victoria, before moving to Sydney where she attended school at Oakhill College. She then completed a Diploma in Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts at Macleay College,[2] majoring in Media and Communications. She moved to London at the age of 18.[3]
Career
In 2010, Rushton moved to
English Premier League-focused Tiger Goals on Sunday series.[3]
In 2013, Rushton moved home to Australia and replaced the departing
sideline reporter
in matches that Fox Sports presents.
In 2015, Rushton was nominated for an ASTRA award, for Most Outstanding Female Presenter.[5]
According to
UFC Tonight style show for Fox Sports on Australian pay television network Foxtel[6] called UFC Fight Week that premiered on Thursday, 16 April 2015[7]
In October 2021 Rushton join Network 10 Sport Football Commentary Team for All the A-Leagues, Matildas, Socceroos and FFA Cup matches as a sports presenter.[8]
Personal life
Rushton is
North Shore. In January 2016, she started dating former National Rugby League player Cooper Cronk.[9] They married on 14 December 2017. They have two sons, born in 2018 and 2021.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Motorsport Video |Motorsport Highlights, Replays, News, Clips".
- ^ Smith, Kira. "Meet Tara Rushton". www.macleay.edu.au. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d "10 questions with TV's sexiest football babe Tara Rushton". sg.sports.yahoo.com. 5 December 2012.
- ^ Harris, Amy (19 August 2013) Tara Rushton named the new face of football at Fox Sports, replacing Mel McLaughlin, The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
- ^ "Wentworth and Devil's Playground dominate nominations for 2015 ASTRA Awards". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ Ultimate Fighting Column Ufc Fighters Set To Get Nrl Treatment In 2015 With New Tv Show The Daily Telegraph [dead link]
- ^ "Fox Sports Australia launches dedicated weekly UFC show". 14 April 2015.
- ^ "A-Leagues". Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ Phelps, James (2 January 2016) Cooper Cronk could quit final year of Storm contract to be closer to new flame Tara Rushton, The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
- ^ Sullivan, Rebecca (14 December 2017). "Cooper Cronk and Tara Rushton wedding pics". news. Retrieved 13 May 2023.