Justin Tipuric
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| Full name | Justin Tipuric | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Trebanos, Wales | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb; 225 lb) | ||
| School | Cwmtawe Community School | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Flanker | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2007–2011 | Aberavon RFC | 32 | (20) |
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2009– | Ospreys | 120 | (90) |
| correct as of 24 January 2016. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2008–2009 2011– 2013 |
Wales U20 Wales British & Irish Lions |
15 46 1 |
(35) (20) (0) |
| correct as of 26 November 2016. | |||
Justin Tipuric (born 6 August 1989) is a Welsh international rugby union player who plays for Wales as an openside flanker. He plays club rugby for the Ospreys regional team, having previously played for Aberavon RFC. He is of Croatian descent, he got married in Croatia.
In June 2011 he was named in the Wales national rugby union team 45 man training squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup,[1] but was ultimately left out of the final squad.[2] He made his Wales international debut on 20 August 2011 versus Argentina as a second-half replacement. He was also included in the Wales Rugby Sevens in 10/11.
After his efforts for the Welsh side in the 2013 Six Nations Championship, he was selected by Warren Gatland for the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia.
He also played in the Rugby World Cup 2015 scoring a try in the win 54-9 against Uruguay national rugby union team
In November of 2016, he was Man of the Match after scoring the final try in Wales' 27-13 defeat of South Africa.
References
- ↑ Wales 2011 rugby world cup training squad
- ↑ "Rugby World Cup 2011: Sam Warburton leads Wales in New Zealand". BBC. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2015.