| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nick Phips | |
| Date of birth | 9 January 1989 | |
| Place of birth | Australia | |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Weight | 87 kg (13 st 10 lb) | |
| School(s) attended | The King's School | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Scrum-half | |
| Current club | Melbourne Rebels | |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| Sydney University | ||
| Super Rugby | ||
| Provincial sides | ||
| Super Rugby | ||
| 2011- | Melbourne Rebels | |
| Representative teams | ||
| Australian National sevens team | ||
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Australia | ||
| Men's rugby sevens | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Silver | 2010 India | Rugby 7's |
Nick Phipps (born 9 January 1989 in Australia) is a national representative rugby union footballer who currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in the Super 15 competition.
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In 2009 Phipps captained Sydney University's Premiership-winning 1st Colts team.[1]
Phipps signed to the Melbourne Rebels in July, 2010.[1] Phipps' mentors for the 2011 Super Rugby season included former Wallaby halfback Sam Cordingley.[2] Phipps said he was looking forward to learning from his fellow halfbacks, Cordingley, and Kingi, and also from Rebels centre (and former Wallaby) Julian Huxley.[1]
He played for Australia in the 2009 IRB Sevens World Series.[1] His grandfather and great uncle, both called Jim, played for the Wallabies.[3]
Phipps played in the Australian Sevens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, in Delhi.[4] He scored a try and kicked eight conversions in his Games' debut.[5][1] Australia went on to win Silver, losing the final to New Zealand.[4]
In late 2010 Phipps toured with the Wallabies,[6] and was named on the bench against the Leicester Tigers.[7] In August 2011 Phipps became one of three halfbacks selected for 30-man Wallabies squad to represent Australia the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[8][9] Phipps played one match against Russia, and was one of three Rebel backs in the squad, the others being and new signings Kurtley Beale and James O'Connor.[10]
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