David Hickey (rugby union)

David Hickey
Birth nameDavid Hickey
Date of birth (1991-06-12) 12 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birthCoonabarabran, NSW
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
SchoolSt Joseph's College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Openside Flanker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011−
2014−		 Sydney University
Sydney Stars		 44
2		 (40)8t
(0)
Correct as of 21 August 2015
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013 Waratahs 0 0

David Hickey (born 12 June 1991) is an Australian rugby union player. He is currently the captain of the Sydney Stars team in the National Rugby Championship, and he previously played for the New South Wales Waratahs.[1]

Hickey was born in Coonabarabran in the Central West of New South Wales.[2] He attended St Joseph's College in Sydney where he played rugby for the first XV in 2008.[3] Hickey joined the Sydney University rugby club,[4] and was a member of the University's Shute Shield premiership-winning team in 2012.[2]

In 2013 he played a pre-season match for the New South Wales Waratahs against the Crusaders.[5] He signed on to play for the Sydney Stars for the inaugural season of the National Rugby Championship in 2014, and was named as captain of the team for the 2015 season.[6]

References

  1. ^ Hewett, Chris (14 June 2013). "Rugby: We're here to play, promise underpowered Waratahs". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Player Profile: David Hickey". Sydney Uni rugby. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  3. ^ Ramus, Daniel (23 August 2008). "Riverview finally get the jump on Joeys". Central West Daily. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  4. ^ Rowe, Alex (29 May 2011). "Hickey marched as hot-headed contest burns Wicks". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Israel Folau finding his feet and the tryline at NSW Waratahs". The Daily Telegraph. News. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Round 1 team announcement 2015". Sydney Stars Rugby. 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.