Con Foley

Con Foley
Date of birth (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992
Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 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

  1. "Con Foley". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  2. http://www.rupa.com.au/news/the-players/con-foley-seventh-heaven
  3. "Con Foley". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  4. "Australia rout Sri Lanka in sevens opener". Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  5. Newman, Beth (14 July 2016). "Rio Olympics: Australian Sevens teams announced". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
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