Michael Lipman
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Michael Lipman (born 16 January 1980 in London) is an English rugby union footballer, who plays for Bath in the Guinness Premiership. Lipman has also played for the England team. He usually plays flanker.
Lipman was born in London but was brought up in Australia, where he played for the under 21 New South Wales and Australian teams, and played for the Warringah rugby club, as well as playing for Waratahs 'B'. He joined the Bristol Rugby club in the summer of 2001 and played in the Zurich Premiership during the 2001/02 and 2002/03 seasons, earning 21 games in total.
In 2003 where he played over twenty games for Bath throughout the 2003/04 seasaon, including Heineken Cup games. The following season he played 19 games, scoring three tries throughout the season. He missed the end of the season after rupturing a tendon in his ankle in February of 2005. He had less gametime throughout the 2005/06 season, due to a double fracture of his cheekbone and eye socket which was sustained in a pre-season win over Exeter in August 2005.
Lipman had a great 2005/06 season despite the injuries in early 2005. His form saw him selected for England's summer tour to Australia to contest the Cook Cup. He was capped in the second test in Melbourne. In August of 2006 he was included in England's Elite Player Squad for the 2006/07 season.
