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Cameron Clark
Athlete Biography
Cameron Clark made his Australian debut in 2012 in Wellington and has now played at 30 World
Series competitions. Since his �rst match in the green and gold he has established himself as a
reliable option in the squad’s backline and is often utilised as a goal kicker.
The Auckland-born back represented Australia in the national schoolboys side in 2011, along with
Rio 2016 teammate Allan Fa'alava'au. The same year he was a member of the Australian
Commonwealth Youth Games Team that won bronze in the Isle of Man.
In 2014, he won bronze at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games to cap o� a remarkable 2013-14
Sevens World Series where Clark was named in the Men's Sevens Team of the Year. He passed the
500-point mark during the 2014-15 season and now has 632 World Series points to his name.
The son of rugby commentator Greg Clark, he �rst touched a rugby ball as an eight-year-old when
he led the NSW Waratahs out at the Sydney Football Stadium in 2001 for a clash against the
Queensland Reds.
O� the pitch Clark completed a Bachelor of Business from the Swinburne University of Technology.
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Sport Rugby - Sevens Status Selected
Event/s Rugby Sevens Men Height 185
Weight 85 Age 23
Born Auckland, New Zealand Lives Fairlight, NSW, Australia
Olympic Information
Rio 2016 will Olympic debut
Recent Performances
6th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Paris Sevens (Paris, France)
7th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Singapore Sevens (Singapore)
4th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Hong Kong Sevens (Hong Kong)
2nd - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – USA Sevens (Las Vegas, USA)
2nd - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Sydney Sevens (Sydney, Australia)
Career Highlights
Winning Commonwealth Games bronze at the Glasgow 2014 Games.
Winning Commonwealth Youth Games bronze in the Isle of Man in 2011.
Qualifying and being selected for Rio 2016.
Education
Primary St Ives North Public School (NSW, Australia)
Secondary Knox Grammar School (NSW, Australia)
Tertiary Bachelor of Business - Swinburne University
Training
Coach Andy Friend (2016 - current)
Club Northern Suburbs, Australia
Institute/Academy Sydney Academy of Sport
Primary Training Base Sydney, Australia
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Q&A
Superstition/s Left boot always on �rst. Tighten laces in the tunnel before I run out
Favourite food Italian
Favourite holiday destination Croatia
Favourite music Little bit of everything
Dream car Aston Martin DB9
Star Sign Pisces
I would spend my last $10 on Scratchie
Tattoos/Piercings -
If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Golf
Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Cathy Freeman 400m, Sydney Olympics
First Olympic Memory? Eric the eel, Sydney 2000
Most In�uential person in your career/life Dad Why this sport? Love team sports. Faster version of the 15 man game
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Thomas Cusack
Athlete Biography
An injury in early 2016 forced Thomas Cusack to undergo wrist surgery and miss a large part of the
2015/16 World Series. He proved his tness at a training camp in Darwin in June to ensure he
would get to wear the green and gold at the Olympic Games.
Born in the ACT, Cusack is not a stranger to the international stage, having previously represented
Australia at Schoolboys (2010-11) and Under 20s level (2012) and is a former member of the ARU
National Gold Squad.
The Canberran made his Australian sevens debut at the Wellington Sevens Tournament in 2013. He
was already familiar with several teammates, having ?played alongside Sean McMahon, Allan
Fa'alava'au, Lewis Holland and Con Foley at the Junior World Championships the previous year.
Cusack helped Australia win bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
A graduate of Marist College Canberra, Cusack's skills span further than the Rugby pitch and
classroom - he has also been playing piano since he was 12 years old.
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Sport Rugby - Sevens Status Selected
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Event/s Rugby Sevens Men Height 190
Weight 102 Age 23
Born Canberra, ACT, Australia Lives Canberra, ACT
Olympic Information
Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut.
Recent Performances
2nd - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Sydney Sevens (Sydney, Australia)
5th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Wellington Sevens (Wellington, New Zealand)
12th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Cape Town Sevens (Cape Town, South Africa)
6th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Dubai Sevens (Dubai, UAE)
Career Highlights
Qualifying for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Being selected on the Australian Team as Sevens makes its debut in Rio.
Training
Coach Andy Friend (2016 - current)
Institute/Academy Sydney Academy of Sport
Primary Training Base Sydney, Australia
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Allan Faalavaau
Athlete Biography
Allan Fa’alava’au will be a key play maker for the Australian men’s rugby sevens section when the
sport makes its Olympic debut at Rio 2016.
Born in Auckland, the utility moved to Australia as a 14-year-old. He was a member of the
Australian Schoolboys side in 2011 alongside Cameron Clark, Sean McMahon and Will Miller.
He made his debut for the Australian Sevens side after being called up as injury cover for the Las
Vegas Sevens tournament in 2012. The same year he was named in the Australian U20s team for
the Junior World Championships in South Africa.
Fa’alava’au was granted Australian citizenship in 2014 and signed a new contract with the Aussie
sevens in January 2015. O䘀䤃 the 䘀쐂eld, he is a quiet achiever and loves to play the guitar for hours on
end.
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Fast Facts
Sport Rugby - Sevens Status Selected
Event/s Rugby Sevens Men Height 169
Weight 88 Age 22
Born Auckland, New Zealand Lives Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Evania Pelite
John Porch
Ellia Green
Career Highlights
Winning Tokyo sevens cup
U20s World Cup
Education
Primary West Harbour Primary School
Secondary Dandenong High School (VIC,Australia)
Training
Coach Andy Friend (2016 - current)
Club Endeavour Hills Rugby Club (VIC Australia)
Primary Training Base Narrabeen Academy Of Sport
Q&A
Star Sign Scorpio
I would spend my last $10 on Family
If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Boxing
Most Inહuential person in your career/life Dad & Mum
Why this sport? Love a challenge
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Con Foley
Athlete Biography
Long known as one of the side’s most consistent performers, forward Con Foley is the second most
experienced player on the Australian Team heading to Rio behind only captain Ed Jenkins.
Foley �rst started playing rugby in the under-7s at Souths Rugby Union in Queensland. He played
rugby throughout school and continued while at the University of Queensland before he was
recognised as a potential star of the sevens game.
After travelling with the national development side, Foley made his Australian debut at the 2011
Gold Coast Sevens event. He would go onto tour South Africa for the World Junior Championships
in the �fteen-man format in 2012.
Foley was a regular in the starting for the Australian team that won Commonwealth Games bronze
in 2014 in Glasgow.
He added another eight tries in the 2015/16 season to his World Series tally which now sits at 55.
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Sport Rugby - Sevens Status Selected
Event/s Rugby Sevens Men Height 187
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Weight 90 Age 23
Born Brisbane, QLD, Australia Lives Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Olympic Information
Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut
Recent Performances
6th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Paris Sevens (Paris, France)
7th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Singapore Sevens (Singapore)
4th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Hong Kong Sevens (Hong Kong)
3rd - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Canada Sevens (Vancouver, Canada)
2nd - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – USA Sevens (Las Vegas, USA)
Career Highlights
Winning bronze ar the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games
Being selected to compete at the Rio 2016 Games.
Education
Primary Mary Immaculate Annerley (QLD, Australia)
Secondary St Josephs College Gregory Terrace (QLD, Australia)
Tertiary Bachelor of Business - Swinburne Online
Training
Coach Andy Friend (2016 - current)
Club University of Queensland, QLD, Australia
Institute/Academy Sydney Academy of Sport
Primary Training Base Sydney, Australia
Q&A
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Favourite food Chicken Parmy
Favourite holiday destination Dubrovnik, Croatia
Favourite music Anything and everything
Dream car Volkswagon Kombi Van
Personal Motto Smooth seas never made a skilled sailor
Star Sign Virgo
If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Equestrian
Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Ian thorpe 400 metre freestyle
Most In�uential person in your career/life Dad
Why this sport? Have played rugby my whole life
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Lewis Holland
Athlete Biography
Lewis Holland was an impressive rugby player in high school, representing both his state and
country in 2010 as a member of the Australian Schoolboys team. The 23-year-old joined the
Brumbies Academy when he graduated school, playing 15s before he turned his attention to
sevens at the age of 18.
The ball-player made his debut with the Australian Men’s Rugby Sevens team in 2011. The same
year he represented Australia at the Commonwealth Youth Games on the Isle of Man, coming
home with the bronze medal.
Born in Braidwood, Holland was named in the Under 20s squad that competed in the Junior World
Championships in South Africa in 2012. He competed in almost every major tournament in the
2012-13 Sevens World Series and made his World Cup debut in Moscow, 2013.
A hamstring injury saw Holland miss out on the 2014 Commonwealth Games, yet a strong 2015-16
season – including a starring role in the inaugural Sydney 7s - secured Holland’s spot in the 䘀쐂nal
squad for Rio.
Holland will make his Olympic debut in Rio alongside partner Charlotte Caslick, who is also
contending her maiden Games with the Australian Women’s Rugby Sevens Team.
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Fast Facts
Sport Rugby - Sevens Status Selected
Event/s Rugby Sevens Men Height 182
Weight 87 Age 23
Born Braidwood, NSW, Australia Lives Braidwood, NSW, Australia
Olympic Information
Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut
Recent Performances
4th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Hong Kong Sevens (Hong Kong)
3rd - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Canada Sevens (Vancouver, Canada)
2nd - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Sydney Sevens (Sydney, Australia)
7th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – South Africa Sevens (Cape Town, South Africa)
Career Highlights
Getting selected to line up at the Rio 2016 Games.
Playing in the Sevens World Cup in 2013.
Playing in the Under 20s World Cup in 2012.
Education
Primary Braidwood central school (NSW, Australia)
Secondary St Edmunds College Canberra (ACT Australia)
Training
Coach Andy Friend (2016 - current)
Institute/Academy Sydney Academy of Sport
Primary Training Base Sydney, Australia
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Q&A
Superstition/s Socks down
Favourite food Ham sandwich
Favourite holiday destination Home
Favourite music Country
Dream car Land cruiser dual cab ute
Personal Motto Be good or be good at it.
I would spend my last $10 on I would put it on black and double it
Tattoos/Piercings I have a mole on my 䘀쐂nger.
If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Trap shooting
Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Eric the Eel
Most In䘀uential person in your career/life Dominique Du Toit
Why this sport? Wasn't that good at anything else
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Henry Hutchison
Athlete Biography
The youngest member of the Australian men’s team, Henry Hutchison burst onto the scene in late
2015 and will now get the chance to take it to the world’s best in Rio.
Having played both at Australian Schoolboys and Australian U20s level Hutchison was set to
compete for Australia at the Commonwealth Youth Games but was held back to play in a Rio
quali�er warm-up series against New Zealand with the senior team.
After impressing against the Kiwis he earned a call up to the team for Oceania Quali�cation
Tournament in Auckland in November 2015. He was one of the green and gold’s best at the
competition as Australia defeated Tonga in the �nal to book their spot at the Rio 2016 Games.
Soon after he made his World Series debut in Cape Town, South Africa where he scored a try in
each of his opening three matches as Australia went on to �nish 7th.
He had his most proli�c tournament in Sydney and would go on and score 27 tries across the
2015/16 World Series season. His breakthrough year was rewarded when he was awarded the
World Rugby Sevens Rookie of the Year award.
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Sport Rugby - Sevens Status Selected
Event/s Rugby Sevens Men Height 175
Weight 85 Age 19
Born Crows Nest, NSW, Australia Lives Rosevile, NSW, Australia
Olympic Information
Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut.
Recent Performances
10th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – London Sevens (London, United Kingdom)
6th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Paris Sevens (Paris, France)
4th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Hong Kong Sevens (Hong Kong)
3rd - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Canada Sevens (Vancouver, Canada)
2nd - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – USA Sevens (Las Vegas, USA)
Career Highlights
Being a part of the team that quali�ed for Rio 2016.
Winning the Rookie of the Year award for the 2015/16 World Series.
Being selected to play at Rio 2016.
Education
Primary St Kevin's College Toorak (VIC, Australia)
Secondary St Ignatius College Riverview (NSW, Australia)
Tertiary Bachelor of Commerce - University of New South Wales
Training
Coach Andy Friend (2016 - current)
Club Randwick, NSW, Australia
Institute/Academy Sydney Academy of Sport
Primary Training Base Sydney, Australia
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Q&A
Superstition/s If I told you, they wouldn't stay superstitious
Favourite food Chicken Stir Fry
Favourite holiday destination Paris
Favourite music Spirit Bird by Xavier Rudd
Dream car Jaguar
Star Sign Aquarius
I would spend my last $10 on Lottery Ticket
If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Athletics
Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Steven Bradbury
First Olympic Memory? Cathy Freeman
Most In�uential person in your career/life Matt Giteau
27/07/2016 Ed Jenkins | AUS Team | Rio 2016
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Ed Jenkins
Athlete Biography
Captain of the Australian Men’s Rugby Sevens team, Ed Jenkins is the most-capped Australian
men’s sevens player of all time. He made his debut in 2008 and has represented his nation in two
Rugby Sevens World Cups.
The skipper was part of the squad that won the 2010 London Sevens and 2012 Japan Sevens,
however missed out on most of the 2012-13 World Series after picking up a hamstring injury in the
opening round.
He won silver at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi and captained Australia to the bronze
medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. He will lead the Australian Men’s Rugby
Sevens in Rio when the sport makes its Olympic debut.
The Sydney-born forward scored 13 tries during the 2015-16 Sevens World Series, playing a total of
29 games. He is the second highest Australian World Series try-scorer (104) of all time, just three
short of Peter Miller’s record of 107.
A keen golfer, Jenkins is one of ힻ釆ve siblings and has an identical twin brother Jono who currently
plays rugby with French side Narbonne. He is married to wife Dominica and became a father in
January 2016.
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Fast Facts
Sport Rugby - Sevens Status Selected
Event/s Rugby Sevens Men Height 184
Weight 96 Age 30
Born NSW, Australia Lives Rushcutters Bay, NSW, Australia
Olympic Information
Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut
Recent Performances
4th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Hong Kong Sevens (Hong Kong)
3rd - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Canada Sevens (Vancouver, Canada)
2nd - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Sydney Sevens (Sydney, Australia)
7th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – South Africa Sevens (Cape Town, South Africa)
Career Highlights
Winning silver at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games and bronze at the 2014 Glasgow
Commonwealth Games
Qualifying for the Olympics
Being selected to captain the side in Rio.
Education
Primary Northbridge Primary (NSW, Australia)
Secondary St Ignatius College Riverview (NSW, Australia)
Training
Coach Andy Friend (2016 - current)
Club Sydney University, Australia
Institute/Academy Sydney Academy of Sport
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Primary Training Base Sydney, Australia
Q&A
Favourite food Steak (medium rare) with a good red
Favourite holiday destination Positano Italy or anywhere on the Amalힻ釆 coast.
Dream car G65
Personal Motto I strongly believe that hard work will beat talent everyday when talent doesn't
work hard.
Star Sign Gemini
I would spend my last $10 on Lotto ticket
If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Golf
Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Cathy Freeman at Sydney 2000
First Olympic Memory? Atlanta 1996 Games but I can't remember much of it.
Why this sport? Have always played rugby from a young age and set my sights on it once it became
an Olympic sport.
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Nick Malouf
Athlete Biography
After sitting on the sideline with a serious knee injury for the 2015-16 World Series, Nick Malouf
returned in time to impress at the side’s �nal training camp squad in June 2016 to make the �nal
squad.
Born in Sunnybank, Queensland, Malouf was originally a ଙanker in the 15-man game with the
University of Queensland before he turned his focus to sevens.
He made his international debut at the 2012 Dubai World Series tournament and quickly
established himself as a regular in the team. He played in every game of the 2013 and 2014 World
Series before rupturing his ACL in September 2015.
The Queenslander is currently studying a Bachelor of Law/Bachelor of Commerce.
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Fast Facts
Sport Rugby - Sevens Status Selected
Event/s Rugby Sevens Men Height 185
Weight 95 Age 23
Born Sunnybank, QLD, Australia Lives Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Olympic Information
Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut.
Education
Primary Robertson State School (QLD, Australia)
Secondary Anglican Church Grammar School (QLD, Australia)
Tertiary Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Commerce (2011 - current)
Training
Coach Andy Friend (2016 - current)
Club University of Queensland, QLD, Australia
Institute/Academy Sydney Academy of Sport
Primary Training Base Sydney, Australia
Q&A
Favourite food Lasagne
Favourite holiday destination Stradbroke Island
Favourite music Chillout
Dream car Aston Martin
Star Sign Pisces
I would spend my last $10 on Food
If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Basketball
Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Cathy Freeman
First Olympic Memory? Sydney 2000 Olympics Opening Ceremony
Most In䘀uential person in your career/life Dad
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Patrick McCutcheon
Athlete Biography
Pat McCutcheon was combining Sevens duties with 15s when it was announced Rugby Sevens
would make its Olympic debut at Rio 2016. He rejoined the sevens program on a full-time basis in
August 2015 and one year later will compete at his maiden Games.
Born in Narromine NSW, McCutcheon grew up on a farm and played rugby and soccer as a child. He
turned his focus to sevens during his time at boarding school in Sydney and represented his nation
in the Australia Under 19s and Australian Schoolboys team before he made his Sevens World Series
debut in 2007.
McCutcheon captained Australia to a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games alongside
current skipper Ed Jenkins. After Delhi, he turned his attention back to the 15s game.
The loose forward played 37 times for the New South Wales Waratahs in Super Rugby after making
his debut in 2010. A highlight was taking out the 2014 Super Rugby title. McCutcheon was the club
captain before returning to sevens for the 2015-16 World Series.
The 29-year-old was the joint winner of the 2014 RUPA Community Service Award alongside Henry
Speight and is an ambassador of the Raise Foundation. He is currently studying a Bachelor of
Spatial Science and Surveying.
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Fast Facts
Sport Rugby - Sevens Status Selected
Event/s Rugby Sevens Men Height 187
Weight 103 Age 29
Born Narromine, NSW, Australia Lives Paddington, NSW, Australia
Olympic Information
Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut
Recent Performances
10th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – London Sevens (London, United Kingdom)
6th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Paris Sevens (Paris, France)
7th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Singapore Sevens (Singapore)
2nd - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – USA Sevens (Las Vegas, USA)
Career Highlights
2014 Super Rugby Champions with the NSW Waratahs.
Winning silver at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Being selected to play at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Education
Primary Narromine Public School (NSW, Australia)
Secondary St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill (NSW, Australia)
Tertiary Bachelor of Spacial Science, Surveying - University of Southern Queensland (2013 -
current)
Training
Coach Andy Friend (2016 - current)
Institute/Academy Sydney Academy of Sport
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Jesse Parahi
Athlete Biography
Powerful ball-carrier Jesse Parahi was a key player in helping Australia qualify for the Olympic
Games. After a three-month stint playing in the NRL with the West Tigers in early 2016, Parahi
returned to the Australian sevens program in April and eventually secured his position in the Rio
Team.
Parahi grew up playing both rugby league and union. He stopped playing league at 18 to focus on
his sevens career, a move that paid o䘀䤃 when he made his international debut in Edinburgh in 2010.
The 2012 RUPA Rugby Sevens Excellence Award recipient helped Australia win bronze at the 2014
Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
One of Jesse’s most memorable moments in an Australian Sevens jersey was in October 2013 when
he crossed over in sudden-death extra-time against South Africa in the Gold Coast Cup Semi-Finals
to secure the win.
Parahi and his wife Carlien run an occupational therapy program - Sense Rugby - created to help
kids who usually 䘀쐂nd it di䘀朄cult to be part of a sports team get involved in sport and physical
activity.
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Sport Rugby - Sevens Status Selected
Event/s Rugby Sevens Men Height 189
Weight 105 Age 26
Born Campsie, NSW, Australia Lives Avalon, NSW, NSW, Australia
Olympic Information
Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut
Recent Performances
10th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – London Sevens (London, United Kingdom)
6th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Paris Sevens (Paris, France)
1st - World Sevens Oceania Olympic Quali䘀쐂cation tournament (Auckland, New Zealand)
Career Highlights
Qualifying to play at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Winning bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Training
Coach Andy Friend (2016 - current)
Institute/Academy Sydney Academy of Sport
Primary Training Base Sydney, Australia
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John Porch
Athlete Biography
One of the newest members in the Australian men’s rugby sevens program John Porch will
represent his nation at the Rio Olympic Games in the same year he made his international debut.
Porch was a member of the Australian Schoolboys and NSW team in 2012. He wore the green and
gold jersey as an un-contracted player for a tour of New Zealand in September 2015.
He signed his 瘾룞rst Australian Sevens contract not long after having impressed the national
coaching sta⻆읋 with a string of 瘾룞ne performances for the North Harbour Rays in the 2015 National
Rugby Championship. ?
The 磘콢yer from Orange in Central West New South Wales made his Australian Sevens debut in
Wellington in January 2016, helping his country to a hard-earned 瘾룞fth place 瘾룞nish.
The 22-year-old was told he would probably never play rugby again after a compound fracture to
his ankle in 2013. However, he was back on the 瘾룞eld after 10 months of rehabilitation, making his
Olympic debut all the sweeter.
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Sport Rugby - Sevens Status Selected
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Event/s Rugby Sevens Men Height 185
Weight 99 Age 22
Born Orange, NSW, Australia Lives Lane Cove, NSW, Australia
Olympic Information
Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut
Recent Performances
10th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – London Sevens (London, United Kingdom)
7th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Singapore Sevens (Singapore)
4th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Hong Kong Sevens (Hong Kong)
3rd - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Canada Sevens (Vancouver, Canada)
5th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Wellington Sevens (Wellington, New Zealand)
Career Highlights
Making my Seven debut at Wellington January 2016
Competing at the Hong Kong Sevens.
Being selected to compete for Australia in Rio.
Education
Primary Nundle Public School (NSW, Australia)
Secondary Farrer MAHS (NSW, Australia)
Training
Primary Training Base Narrabeen Sports Academy
Q&A
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Favourite food Creamy Cabonarra Pasta
Favourite music Country
Dream car As long as it gets me from A to B it's a good car
Personal Motto Fortune favours the bold
Star Sign Pisces
I would spend my last $10 on My family
Tattoos/Piercings Owl - right forearm Skull - right inner ankle Word on right foot Motto on left
bicep Memorial on left ribs
If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Table tennis
Most In磘콢uential person in your career/life Mum Why this sport? Played it since I was young and just live it so much
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James Stannard
Athlete Biography
James Stannard is Australia’s all-time leading World Series scorer having overtaken Peter Miller’s
mark in Wellington in January 2016.
He played for Super Rugby side the Western Force in 2008 before lining up for the ACT Brumbies in
2009-10. He began to split his time between the 䵉fteen-man and sevens formats and made his
national sevens team debut in 2010 before winning silver with the team at the Delhi
Commonwealth Games later that year.
He played for the Force again in 2011-12 before taking up a contract to play in Japan in the 䵉fteen-
man format in 2012. He was back playing sevens for Australia in early 2013 and won a bronze medal
with the Australian side at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
He closed in on 800 World Series career points following the 2015/16 season. Stannard scored
eight tries and kicked 89 conversions as Australia 䵉nished the season fourth overall.
Before taking up a career in rugby the Queenslander was a boilermaker.
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Rugby - Sevens
Fast Facts
Sport Rugby - Sevens Status Selected
O芲䂙cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team
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Event/s Rugby Sevens Men Height 173
Weight 82 Age 33
Born Brisbane, QLD, Australia Lives Avalon, NSW, Australia
Olympic Information
Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut
Recent Performances
6th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Paris Sevens (Paris, France)
7th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Singapore Sevens (Singapore)
4th - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Hong Kong Sevens (Hong Kong)
3rd - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Canada Sevens (Vancouver, Canada)
2nd - 2015-16 Sevens World Series – Sydney Sevens (Sydney, Australia)
Career Highlights
Winning silver at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth
Games.
Playing for the Western Force in 2008 in the Super Rugby competition
Getting the chance to line up for Australia at Rio 2016.
Education
Primary Karalee State School (QLD, Australia)
Secondary St Edmunds College (QLD, Australia)
Training
Coach Andy Friend (2016 - current)
Club Eastwood
Institute/Academy Sydney Academy of Sport
Primary Training Base Sydney, Australia
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Q&A
Favourite food Bull
Favourite holiday destination My mum and dads house
Favourite music Country
Dream car Ford f250
Star Sign Ddon't believe in rubbish
I would spend my last $10 on My kids
If I could try another Olympic sport it would be None
First Olympic Memory? Perkins winning Atlanta 1996 gold
Most In㺈džuential person in your career/life Mum and Dad