Rugby player
| Date of birth | (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Newington College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nathan Lawson (born 23 January 1999) is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays as a forward for the Australia national sevens team.
International career
Lawson attended Newington College, completing Year 12 in 2016. He was a member of the Australian men's rugby seven's squad at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He was a last-minute replacement for Henry Paterson who was injured. The team came third in their pool round and then lost to Fiji 19–0 in the quarterfinal. He competed for Australia at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.
In 2024, He was named in Australia's squad for the Summer Olympics in Paris.
References
- "Nathan Lawson". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- Lawson trailblazing a new era for the Aussie 7s Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- "Rugby Sevens - Australia vs Republic of Korea - Pool A Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- Williamson, Nathan (5 September 2022). "Sevens sides confirmed for Rugby World Cup Sevens". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- "GAME BY GAME: Australia Women claim Sevens World Cup, Men finish fourth". www.rugby.com.au. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- "Rugby Sevens launches Australia's Olympics campaign tonight". www.rugby.com.au. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- "Paris 2024 Olympics: Charlotte Caslick, Nicholas Malouf to Captain Australian Rugby Sevens Teams - Full Squads". olympics.com. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
External links
| Australia 2024 Summer Olympics Squad | |
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| Squad | |
| Coach | Manenti |
| Australia 2020 Summer Olympics Squad | |
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| Forwards | |
| Backs | |
| Coach | Tim Walsh |
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Male rugby sevens players
- Olympic rugby sevens players for Australia
- Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
- Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- People educated at Newington College
- Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Australian rugby union biography stubs