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Maurice Longbottom

Maurice Longbottom is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays as a back for the Australia national sevens team.

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Maurice Longbottom
Longbottom with Australia at the Oktoberfest Sevens
Born (1995-01-30) 30 January 1995
La Perouse, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
SchoolMatraville Sports High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half, Fullback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020 Randwick 8 (25)
2025 Kalinga Black Tigers 0 (0)
2026 Hyderabad Heroes
Correct as of 1 December 2023
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2017– Australia 45
Correct as of 1 December 2023

Maurice Longbottom (born 30 January 1995) is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays as a back for the Australia national sevens team.1

International career

Longbottom played some matches for the South Sydney Rabbitohs junior squad, but was described as "too small for senior footy".23 Longbottom's performance in the Oktoberfest Sevens drew the attention of Australia rugby sevens team coach Andy Friend.4

Longbottom was a member of the Australian men's rugby sevens squad at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The team came third in their pool round and then lost to Fiji 19-0 in the quarterfinal.5 He competed for Australia at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.67

In 2024, He was named in Australia's squad for the Summer Olympics in Paris.89

Personal life

Longbottom is a Dharawal.10 He once expressed that he wants to inspire the next generation of Indigenous athletes.11

References

References

  1. Bruce, Sam (29 January 2018). "Aussie Super Rugby sides must capitalise on Sydney Sevens momentum". ESPNscrum. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. "The carpenter from La Perouse who's become the hottest talent in world sevens". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. Arciuli, Adrian (21 November 2017). "Maurice Longbottom hoping to inspire an Indigenous rugby sevens revolution". SBS World News. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  4. "Former South Sydney Rabbitohs junior Maurice Longbottom sensational in Sevens". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). News Corp Australia. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  5. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  6. Williamson, Nathan (5 September 2022). "Sevens sides confirmed for Rugby World Cup Sevens". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  7. "GAME BY GAME: Australia Women claim Sevens World Cup, Men finish fourth". www.rugby.com.au. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  8. "Rugby Sevens launches Australia's Olympics campaign tonight". www.rugby.com.au. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  9. "Paris 2024 Olympics: Charlotte Caslick, Nicholas Malouf to Captain Australian Rugby Sevens Teams - Full Squads". olympics.com. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  10. ""I get to show Indigenous kids in my community that no dream is too big, if you put in the work to get there."". Australian Olympic Committee. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  11. Arciuli, Adrian (21 November 2017). "Maurice Longbottom hoping to inspire an Indigenous rugby sevens revolution". SBS News. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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