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Chris Malone
Birth nameChristopher Malone
Date of birth (1978-01-08) 8 January 1978 (age 46)
Place of birthSydney
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb)[1]
SchoolSt. Stanislaus' College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Head Coach Sydney University
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
? Manly ()
1999–2001 Sydney University (578)
2001–02 Exeter Chiefs 28 (311)
2002–07 Bath 116 (612)
2003 Bristol (loan) 1 ()
2007–09 Harlequins 11 (113)
2009–11 London Irish 42 (254)
Correct as of 7 May 2011
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Australia U21
2006 Barbarians 2 (10)
Correct as of 28 May 2006
Coaching career
Years Team
2014 Sydney Stars
2013–2015 Sydney University
Correct as of 30 June 2014

Christopher Malone (born 8 January 1978 in Sydney) is an Australian rugby union coach and a former professional player. Malone is currently an assistant coach with the NSW Waratahs. He was previously head coach of Sydney University and the Sydney Stars in Australia's National Rugby Championship.[2][3] Malone began his rugby career as a fly-half in Sydney's Shute Shield competition and played in the English Premiership for ten years.[1][2]

Family and early life

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Chris Malone lived his early life in the small town of Coolah, New South Wales.[1] He attended St. Stanislaus' College in Bathurst from 1990 to 1995.[4]

Rugby career

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In Sydney, Malone started playing for the Manly club. He was selected for the Australian Under 19 and Under 21 representative teams with Mark Bartholomeusz.[1] In 1999 he joined the Sydney University club as a 21-year-old and played 1st Grade from 1999 to 2001, captaining the club to their first premiership in 29 years in 2001.[2]

Malone went to England to play for Exeter Chiefs in the Championship for the 2001–02 season.[5] He then played for five seasons at Bath,[6] including a brief stint on loan to Bristol. He moved to Hampton in London's south-west in 2007 for two seasons with Harlequins,[7] and two seasons with London Irish.[1] Malone was Vice-Chairman of the Rugby Players' Association, and the players' representative for London Irish during his two seasons at the club.[4]

Coaching

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Malone returned to Australia in 2011 after retiring from playing and was appointed the high performance coach of Sydney University before assuming the head coach position for the 2013 season.[2] In 2014 he was named as the head coach of the Sydney Stars team, formed as a joint venture between Sydney University and Balmain Rugby Club, for the inaugural season of Australia's National Rugby Championship.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Chris Malone player profile". London Irish. 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "Chris Malone head coach". Sydney Uni Rugby. 2014. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b "NRC update part 2: NSW Country and the Sydney teams". The Roar. 9 July 2014. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Chris Malone profile". Linkedin. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  5. ^ Pengelly, Martin (7 April 2007). "Drop-goal king Malone makes switch from Bath to Quins". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Chris Malone player profile". Bath Rugby. 2007. Archived from the original on 9 November 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Chris Malone player profile". Harlequins Rugby. 2008. Archived from the original on 7 January 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
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