Liam Gill (rugby union)
| Birth name | Liam Bradley Gill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 June 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (16 st; 220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Liam Bradley Gill (born 8 June 1992) is a professional rugby union player for Lyon.[2] He was born in Melbourne and lived in the United States before playing junior Rugby in Adelaide for the Old Collegians.[3] His regular playing position is Flanker.
Gill attended St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace, a private school in Brisbane. He was not only captain of the First XV in 2009 but also school vice-captain.
In 2010, he became the youngest ever to player to compete in the IRB Junior World Championship during which his Australian side lost to New Zealand in the final.[4] He was a member of the Australia U20s team that competed in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship, along with fellow Queenslanders: Joel Faulkner, Tevita Kuridrani, Matt Lucas, Simon Morahan, Eddie Quirk, Siliva Siliva, Dom Shipperley, and Kimami Sitauti. He was named captain of the Australia U20s side that competed in the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship.[4]
In 2012, Gill made his debut for the Australian Rugby Team, the 'Wallabies'. As well as being that year's Australian Under-20 captain, Gill became the 861st player to have represented Australia. [citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Profile, rugby.com.au; accessed 15 September 2014.
- ^ Harris, Bret (14 February 2012). "Liam Gill is seen as the emerging No 7 in Australian rugby". Australian. News. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ "Liam Gill". Player Profile. QLD Reds. 2012. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ a b "JWC 2012: Twenty players to watch".
External links
[edit]- Reds profile
- IRB profile
- Liam Gill at ItsRugby.co.uk
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Australia international rugby union players
- Australian rugby union players
- Brisbane City (rugby union) players
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens
- Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Australia
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Australian expatriate rugby union players in France
- Lyon OU Rugby players
- Male rugby sevens players
- Queensland Reds players
- RC Toulon players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union players from Melbourne
- Urayasu D-Rocks players
- Australia international rugby sevens players
- Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- People educated at St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace
- Australian expatriate rugby union players in Japan