Tom Cusack

Not to be confused with Tom Cusick.

Tom Cusack

Cusack for NSW Country in 2016
Full name	Thomas Cusack
Date of birth	(1993-03-01) 1 March 1993
Place of birth	Canberra, Australia
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	101 kg (223 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Canberra Royals () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014, 17 2016 Canberra Vikings NSW Country 1 7 5 6 Correct as of 15 August 2017 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2017−pres. Brumbies 2 (0) Correct as of 21 July 2017 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2010 2012 Australia Schoolboys Australia U-20 National sevens team Years Team Comps 2013–2016 Australia 7s 18

Thomas Cusack (born 1 March 1993) is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for the Brumbies, as well as serving as vice-captain in Super Rugby. Additionally, he previously represented Australia in rugby sevens.

Early life

Thomas Anthony Cusack was born in Canberra, ACT to an Australian father and Italian mother, and holds a dual Australian-Italian citizenship. He attended Marist College Canberra for his high school years, graduating in 2011. A former member of the ARU National Gold Squad, the ARU’s national Rugby development program for high school students, he showed a talent for rugby at an early age. Cusack was selected for Australia Schoolboys rugby team in 2010. He subsequently began studies toward a Sports Coaching and Exercise Science degree at University of Canberra before switching to a Bachelor of Business Management which he completed in 2018.

Rugby career

Cusack joined the Canberra Royals for his rugby at club level. He was a member of the ARU's National Academy and played for Australia Under-20 at the 2012 Junior World Championships.

Australian Sevens

In February 2013, Cusack was brought into the Australian Sevens squad. He made his debut for Australia at the Wellington Sevens tournament and quickly established himself as an asset with ball in hand. Cusack represented Australia in the 2013 Rugby Sevens World Cup, scoring two tries, and was a squad member at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland. By December 2015, he had thirteen national caps in rugby sevens. He had a wrist ligament reconstruction surgery in early 2016, but recovered in time to compete for Australia at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

NRC

Cusack played for the Canberra Vikings in the inaugural National Rugby Championship (NRC) in 2014, scoring a try against the Rams in his only appearance for the season. In 2016 he turned out for NSW Country, playing in seven matches for the minor premiership-winning team, including the grand final loss to Perth in Tamworth. In 2017 Cusack was named Canberra Vikings Captain, and was awarded NRC’s players player, voted by not only his team mates but his NRC opponents.

Super Rugby

Cusack made his Super Rugby debut for the Brumbies against the Melbourne Rebels in April 2017. In 2019, he signed on until the end of the 2021 season in a dual contract with the Australian Sevens. In the 2020 Super Rugby season, he was named vice-captain, supporting Allan Alaalatoa as Captain.

External links

• Statistics on It's Rugby
• Brumbies profile
• Tom Cusack at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)