Justin Tipuric
Justin Tipuric (/ˈtɪpərɪk/ TIP-ə-rik; born 6 August 1989) is a Welsh international rugby union player who plays for Wales as an openside flanker.
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| Birth name | Justin Tipuric | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Tipuric plays for the Ospreys Welsh regional team, having previously played for Aberavon RFC.
International career
In June 2011 he was named in the Wales national rugby union team 45 man training squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup,[3] but was ultimately left out of the final squad.[4] 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.
In August 2015 Tipuric named to the Welsh national rugby union team 47 man training squad for 2015 Rugby World Cup, and started in the home & away warm-up fixtures against Ireland, scoring tries in both fixtures (the first was nominated for World Rugby Try of the Year[5]) and being named man of the match in the second game. Tipuric was named to the final 31 man squad, and despite his fantastic form entering the tournament, he was dropped from the starting XV in favour of returning captain Sam Warburton. He did however feature in all 5 of Wales' games scoring a try in the win 54-9 against Uruguay national rugby union team, his third successive international with a try.
After being named in the squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship, Tipuric went on to feature in all 5 games, starting alongside longtime rival Sam Warburton against Ireland & Scotland. In the final game against Italy, Tipuric sustained a heavy concussion during a line out which resulted in Tipuric requiring a three-month break from the sport to recover, ruling him out of the summer tour to New Zealand.[6] Following his return from injury Tipuric was included Robert Howley's squad for the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals, going onto start in 3 fixtures including a man of the match try scoring performance versus South Africa.
Tipuric was named in the squad for the 2017 Six Nations Championship, and started in the first fixture versus Italy.[7]
Personal life
Tipuric is of Croatian descent,[8]}
References
- Woolford, Anthony (8 February 2017). "How wresting matches with a prisoner of war made Justin Tipuric". walesonline.
- https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/justin-tipuric-interview-sleepless-nights-17297971
- "Gavin Henson and Gareth Delve make Wales squad". 4 June 2011 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Rugby World Cup 2011: Sam Warburton leads Wales in New Zealand". BBC. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- Bywater, Alex (28 October 2015). "Justin Tipuric nominated for World Rugby try of the year award". walesonline.
- "Wales' Justin Tipuric given three month concussion layoff". The Irish Times.
- https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2017/feb/05/italy-v-wales-six-nations-2017-live?page=with:block-5897317be4b0e481c6e4ad99
- Woolford, Anthony (8 February 2017). "How wresting matches with a prisoner of war made Justin Tipuric". walesonline.