Tim Metcher

Tim Metcher
Birth name	Timothy Metcher
Date of birth	10 May 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Maroubra, New South Wales
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Tighthead prop
Senior career
Years	Team
2010; 2011; 2012–2017 ; 2014; 2015–2016; 2018–present ; 2019	Gungahlin Eagles; Randwick; Southern Districts; NSW Country Eagles; Melbourne Rising; Seattle Seawolves ; →Counties Manukau
	Correct as of 25 February 2021
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
2013	Force
Super Rugby
Years	Team
2015−2017	Rebels
	Correct as of 5 November 2017
International career
Years	Team
2011	Australia U20
	Correct as of 25 February 2021

Tim Metcher (born 10 May 1991), is an Australian rugby union player. His usual position is prop. As of 2018^[update], he plays for U.S. team Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby (MLR).^[2] Metcher previously played for the Rebels in the Super Rugby competition.^[3]

Early life

Metcher was born in Maroubra but spent most of his early years in Coffs Harbour on the North Coast of New South Wales. He represented New South Wales at the Australian Schools Rugby Championships.^[1]

Metcher played club rugby for the Gungahlin Eagles before being selected to join the Brumbies academy in 2011.^[1] He joined Sydney club Randwick that year and played for Australia U-20 at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship in Italy. He switched to the Southern Districts club in 2012.^[1]^[4]

In 2013, Metcher played against the British and Irish Lions twice – firstly off the bench for the Western Force, and then starting as tighthead prop for Combined NSW-QLD Country.^[5]^[6] In early 2014 he was selected in the Gen Blue Waratahs development side to play in the Pacific Rugby Cup.^[7] Later in 2014 he joined the NSW Country Eagles squad,^[8] before signing with Melbourne. Metcher made six Super Rugby appearances for the Rebels and eight National Rugby Championship appearances for the Rising from 2015 to 2016.^[9]

He moved to the United States and began playing with the Seattle Seawolves in 2018.

As of 6 November 2017 ^[9]

Season	Team	Games	Sub	Mins
2015	Rebels	2	2	6
2016	Rebels	4	4	115
2017	Rebels	0	0	0
Total		6	6	115

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^ ^a ^b "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.