Chris Malone
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| Full name | Christopher Malone | ||
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| Date of birth | 8 January 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb)[1] | ||
| School | St. Stanislaus' College | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Current status | |||
| Position(s) | Head Coach Sydney University | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fly-half | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| ? 1999–2001 2001–02 2002–07 2003 2007–09 2009–11 |
Manly Sydney University Exeter Chiefs Bath Bristol (loan) Harlequins London Irish |
? ? 28 116 1 11 42 |
(?) (578) (311) (612) (?) (113) (254) |
| correct as of 7 May 2011. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| ? 2006 |
Australia U-21 Barbarians |
? 2 |
(?) (10) |
| correct as of 28 May 2006. | |||
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 2014– 2013– |
Sydney Stars Sydney University |
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| correct as of 30 June 2014. | |||
Christopher "Chris" Malone (born 8 January 1978 in Sydney) is an Australian rugby union coach and a former professional player. He played as a fly-half in Sydney's Shute Shield competition and in the English Premiership for ten years.[1][2] Currently head coach of Sydney University, he was appointed as head coach of the Sydney Stars for the inaugural season of Australia's National Rugby Championship in 2014.[2][3]
Family and early life[edit]
Chris Malone lived his early life in the small town of Coolah, New South Wales.[1] He attended St. Stanislaus' College in Bathurst from 1990–95.[4]
Rugby career[edit]
In Sydney, Malone started playing for the Manly club. He was selected for the Australian Under 19 and Under 21 representative teams.[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 Guinness Premiership 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[edit]
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]
External links[edit]
- "Chris Malone head coach". Sydney Uni Rugby.
- Club Statistics on It's Rugby
- "Chris Malone player profile". London Irish.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Chris Malone player profile". London Irish. 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Chris Malone head coach". Sydney Uni Rugby. 2014. Archived from the original on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Chris Malone profile". Linkedin. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ Pengelly, Martin (7 Apri;l 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. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ^ "Chris Malone player profile". Bath Rugby. 2007. Archived from the original on 9 November 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ "Chris Malone player profile". Harlequins Rugby. 2008. Archived from the original on 7 January 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
