Daniel Vickerman

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Daniel Vickerman (born 4 June 1979 in Cape Town, South Africa) is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the New South Wales Waratahs in the international Super 14 competition and has represented Australia. He previously played for the Brumbies from 2001 to 2003. He is 204 cm tall, and weighs in at 119kg.

In 1999 he represented South Africa in the under-21 team. He soon moved to Australia and was selected in the under-21 Australian side. In 2001 he was contracted by the Brumbies and made his debut that season in a Super 12 match against the Sharks in Durban. He played a total of seven Super 12 games that season. In 2002, he was eligible to play for either the Wallabies or the Springboks. However, when he was selected to play for Australia A in Canada that year, his availability for the Wallabies was sealed. He went on to make his test debut that year in Sydney in a match against France. The following season he played numerous tests for the Wallabies, becoming a regular either as a starter or off the bench. He also signed with the Waratahs for the 2004 season. He was a replacement in all the domestic Wallaby tests in 2004, but became the starting lock on the end of year United Kingdom and France tour as Nathan Sharpe was injured. The start of his 2005 season was marked with an injury, subsequently he played in less tests than in 2004. In 2006 he started in all but one match for the Waratahs who made it to the finals of the 2006 Super 14 season. He was subsequently named in John Connolly's Wallaby squad.

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