Tom Coolican
Birth name | Thomas Coolican | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | August 26, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Coolican (born 26 August 1988) is a former Australian-American rugby union player. He played professionally for the San Francisco Rush in 2016. He previously played in Australia for Sydney University in the Shute Shield and Sydney Stars in the National Rugby Championship.[1][2]
Career
Early career
Born in
2012
In 2012, Tom was involved with the New South Wales Waratahs set-up for the 2012 Pacific Rugby Cup. He earned two caps for the Waratahs "A" side facing Tonga "A", winning 27–11, and Samoa "A" losing 25–5. Though Coolican did not play at Super Rugby level, he was involved for most of the season, training at the same standard as the rest of the players in the squad.
2013
In 2013, Coolican left Australia for the United States after he received an invitation to return to America to play with the acclaimed New York Athletic Club (NYAC). As club rugby was not fully professional in the United States, Coolican simultaneously played for the NYAC while continuing his legal education at the St. John's University School of Law in New York City, studying a Masters of Sports Law.[5]
In late 2013, Coolican left the United States to play for Richmond in England. He played just six times for the club in his debut season, 2013–14 National League 1, helping the team to an improved position of seventh from the previous season.
2014
In March 2014, Coolican received a call-up to the
He played a prominent part in the 2014 Pacific Nations cup, culminating in making a match winning charge down vs Canada in Sacramento.
In mid 2014, Coolican returned to Australia to play for Eastern Suburbs in the senior side for the Shute Shield. In addition to this, he was also selected for the Sydney Stars team for the inaugural season of Australia's National Rugby Championship.[9]
PRO Rugby
Coolican returned to the United States and signed for the San Francisco Rush for the 2016 season.
References
- ^ Tom Coolican ESPN
- ^ Tom Coolican USA Rugby
- ^ Grand Final 2009 Results
- ^ Grand Final Match Reports Saturday 2 October 2010
- ^ Tom Coolican LL.M. ’14 Takes His Passion for Rugby from the Playing Field to St. John’s Program in International and Comparative Sports Law
- ^ Travel squad announced for Men's Eagles' trip to Uruguay
- ^ Uruguay vs United States first leg match details
- ^ United States vs Uruguay second lef
- ^ Sydney Stars team