Maurice Longbottom

Maurice Longbottom (born 30 January 1995) is an Australian rugby league and rugby union player who played his first game for the Australia national rugby sevens team at the 2018 Sydney Sevens tournament of the World Rugby Sevens Series.[2]

Maurice Longbottom
Longbottom at the Oktoberfest 2017
Date of birth (1995-01-30) 30 January 1995[1]
Place of birthLa Perouse, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb)[1]
Rugby league career
Position(s) Halfback
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Rabbitohs ()
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2017–present Australia sevens 7

Longbottom played some matches for the South Sydney Rabbitohs junior squad, but was described as "too small for senior footy".[3][4] Longbottom's performance in the Oktoberfest Sevens drew the attention of Australia rugby sevens team coach Andy Friend.[5]

Longbottom was a member of the Australian men's rugby seven's squad at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The team came third in their pool round and then lost to Fiji 19-0 in the quarterfinal.[6] He competed for Australia at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[7][8]

Personal life

Longbottom is a Dharawal.[9] He once expressed that he wants to inspire the next generation of Indigenous athletes.[10]

References
  1. "Maurice Longbottom". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. Bruce, Sam (29 January 2018). "Aussie Super Rugby sides must capitalise on Sydney Sevens momentum". ESPNscrum. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. "The carpenter from La Perouse who's become the hottest talent in world sevens". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  4. Arciuli, Adrian (21 November 2017). "Maurice Longbottom hoping to inspire an Indigenous rugby sevens revolution". SBS World News. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  5. "Former South Sydney Rabbitohs junior Maurice Longbottom sensational in Sevens". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). News Corp Australia. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  6. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  7. Williamson, Nathan (5 September 2022). "Sevens sides confirmed for Rugby World Cup Sevens". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  8. "GAME BY GAME: Australia Women claim Sevens World Cup, Men finish fourth". www.rugby.com.au. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  9. ""I get to show Indigenous kids in my community that no dream is too big, if you put in the work to get there."". Australian Olympic Committee. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  10. Arciuli, Adrian (21 November 2017). "Maurice Longbottom hoping to inspire an Indigenous rugby sevens revolution". SBS News. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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