Con Foley
| Date of birth | 19 September 1992 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||
| Sevens national teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| 2011- | Australia | ||
Con Foley (born 19 September 1992) is a professional Rugby Union player. He represents Australia in Sevens Rugby. Born in Brisbane, Queensland and playing for University of Queensland at a senior level, he debuted for Australia in October 2011. As of December 2015, he currently has 36 caps.
After staking a claim to the Australian Men’s Sevens jersey with appearances for the Aussie Thunderbolts in Noosa and Samoa for two years, Con made the move to international Sevens with a debut at the inaugural 2011 Gold Coast Sevens. Con is one of the most consistent players in the squad and is a regular on the World Series circuit. Con also toured South Africa with the Australian Under 20s for the Junior World Championship. Representative Honours include Australian Under-19 (2011), Australian Under-20 (2012), Commonwealth Games (2014), as well as an appearance in the 2013 Rugby World Cup, where he scored 2 tries.[1][2][3][4]
Foley competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5]
References
- ↑ "Con Foley". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ↑ http://www.rupa.com.au/news/the-players/con-foley-seventh-heaven
- ↑ "Con Foley". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ↑ "Australia rout Sri Lanka in sevens opener". Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ↑ Newman, Beth (14 July 2016). "Rio Olympics: Australian Sevens teams announced". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2016-09-03.