Bernard Foley

Bernard Foley
Full name Bernard Foley
Date of birth (1989-09-08) 8 September 1989
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 182 centimetres (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
School St Aloysius College
Redfield College
University Sydney University
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Fly-half / Fullback
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
2012– Sydney University
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2014
2015−16		 Sydney Stars
Ricoh Black Rams		 0
10		 (0)
(62)
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2011– Waratahs 77 (622)
correct as of 21 July 2016.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2013– Australia 41 (404)
correct as of 26 November 2016.
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
2010–11 Australia sevens
Bernard Foley
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's Rugby sevens
Commonwealth Games
2010 Delhi Rugby 7's

Bernard Foley (born 8 September 1989) is an Australian rugby player with the Qantas Wallabies Australian national team, and plays for the New South Wales Waratahs in Super Rugby. He can cover both Fullback and Fly-half.

Career

Bernard Foley debuted for the Waratahs in 2011, becoming a regular in 2012. He also plays for Sydney University in the Shute Shield. Foley began his career in sevens in 2009. He was a silver medallist with the Australian sevens team at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, and went on to captain the team on the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series circuit. He was awarded the Sydney University Male Blue of the Year in 2011.[1] He was also named the 2011 Australian Sevens Player of the Year.[2] Foley is of Irish descent on his father's side.[3]

He kicked the match winning penalty in the 2014 Super Rugby Final, putting the Waratahs ahead of the Crusaders 33-32 with just 30 seconds

References

  1. ↑ "Bernard Foley named Male Blue of the Year". Sydney University Football Club. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Robina, Georgina. "Foley happy to take the Sevens sidestep onto a bigger stage". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  3. ↑ """My dad follows the family history very closely, and we definitely come from Cork or Munster territory."". The42.ie, AFP. 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2016-11-05.

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