Rob McCusker

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Rob McCusker
Rugby union career
Full name	Robert McCusker
Date of birth	(1985-12-10) 10 December 1985
Place of birth	Wrexham, Wales
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Playing career
Position	Flanker
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2003–2007 2007–	Mold RFC Llanelli RFC
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2007–	Scarlets	37	(15)
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2003–2005 2010-	Wales U20 Wales	6	(0)

Robert "Rob" McCusker (born 10 December 1985) is a Wales international rugby union player who currently plays in the back row for the Scarlets in the RaboDirect Pro12.

Club career

A North Walian by birth, McCusker began his rugby career playing for Mold RFC in WRU Division Four North, before being picked up by the Scarlets and Llanelli RFC. He made his debut for the Scarlets in a match against the Exeter Chiefs on 18 August 2007.

International career

McCusker has also played for the Welsh under-20 side, as well as the Welsh Sevens team, making appearances in the Hong Kong, England and Scotland legs of the 2006–07 IRB World Sevens Series, and the Dubai and George, South Africa legs of the 2007–08 Series.

McCusker was initially named by Wales coach Warren Gatland on a 50-man list of potential 2011 World Cup players. He was named in the Wales squad to play against South Africa, New Zealand and Australia in Summer 2010 after being promoted from the standby list due to injury to Andy Powell. He made his debut for Wales against South Africa on 5 June 2010 as a second-half replacement.

On 26 June 2010, McCusker impressed after replacing number eight and Wales captain Ryan Jones in the 25th minute of the second Test in Hamilton against the All-Blacks.^[1] Good form during the first part of the following season meant he kept his place in the Wales squad for the autumn internationals that year.

References

↑ Rob McCusker & Will Harries want more Wales caps BBC Sport, 28 June 2010

External links

Rob McCusker profile Welsh Rugby Union
Rob McCusker profile The Scarlets

v t e Scarlets squad

Forwards	Adriaanse Ball Barclay Eager Earle Edwards R Evans Galley Hopkins John Jones Kelly Lee Manu McCusker Myhill Owens E Phillips Price Rawlins A Shingler Snyman D Thomas Turnbull

Backs	A Davies G Davies J Davies K Evans Maule Owen K Phillips Poole Priestland Reynolds S Shingler A Thomas Walker Warren J Williams Lee Williams Liam Williams R Williams S Williams

Coach	Simon Easterby

Persondata
Name	McCusker, Rob
Alternative names
Short description	Welsh rugby union player
Date of birth	10 December 1985
Place of birth	Wales
Date of death
Place of death

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