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| Full name | Thomas Cusack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (age 32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (223 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Cusack (born 1 March 1993) is an Australian professionalrugby union player who plays as aflanker for theBrumbies, as well as serving as vice-captain inSuper Rugby. Additionally, he previously represented Australia inrugby sevens.
Thomas Anthony Cusack was born inCanberra,ACT to an Australian father and Italian mother, and holds a dual Australian-Italian citizenship. He attendedMarist College Canberra for his high school years, graduating in 2011. A former member of the ARU National Gold Squad, the ARU’s national Rugby development program for high school students, he showed a talent for rugby at an early age. Cusack was selected forAustralia Schoolboys rugby team in 2010. He subsequently began studies toward a Sports Coaching and Exercise Science degree atUniversity of Canberra before switching to a Bachelor of Business Management which he completed in 2018.
Cusack joined theCanberra Royals for his rugby at club level. He was a member of the ARU's National Academy and played forAustralia Under-20 at the 2012 Junior World Championships.
In February 2013, Cusack was brought into the Australian Sevens squad. He made his debut for Australia at theWellington Sevens tournament and quickly established himself as an asset with ball in hand. Cusack represented Australia in the 2013 Rugby Sevens World Cup, scoring two tries, and was a squad member at the2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland.[1][3] By December 2015, he had thirteen national caps in rugby sevens. He had a wrist ligament reconstruction surgery in early 2016, but recovered in time to compete for Australia at the2016 Summer Olympics.[2][4]
Cusack played for theCanberra Vikings in the inauguralNational Rugby Championship (NRC) in 2014, scoring a try against theRams in his only appearance for the season. In 2016 he turned out forNSW Country, playing in seven matches for the minor premiership-winning team, including the grand final loss toPerth in Tamworth. In 2017 Cusack was named Canberra Vikings Captain,[5] and was awarded NRC’s players player, voted by not only his team mates but his NRC opponents.
Cusack made his Super Rugby debut for the Brumbies against theMelbourne Rebels in April 2017. In 2019, he signed on until the end of the 2021 season in a dual contract with theAustralian Sevens. In the 2020 Super Rugby season, he was named vice-captain, supportingAllan Alaalatoa as Captain.
