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'''Adam Ashley-Cooper''' (born 27 March 1984 in Sydney) is an Australian [[rugby union]] player. He plays for [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]], and for the [[Bordeaux Rugby Metropole|Bordeaux ]] in the [[Top 14]] competition. He is known as mr versatility.<ref>{{cite web | last = Growden | first = Greg | date = 13 February 2012 | accessdate = 19 February 2012 | title = NSW need an excitement machine to satisfy faithful | work = Sydney Morning Herald | publisher = Fairfax | url = http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/nsw-need-an-excitement-machine-to-satisfy-faithful-20120212-1szsa.html#ixzz1mnipKpNR}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = Sygall | first = David | date = 19 February 2012 | accessdate = 19 February 2012 | title = Tahs star's licence to thrill | work = Sydney Morning Herald | publisher = Fairfax | url = http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/tahs-stars-licence-to-thrill-20120218-1tfsj.html}}</ref><ref name = bullfight >{{cite web | last = Robinson| first = Georgina| date = 10 May 2012| accessdate = 10 May 2012 | title = Ashley-Cooper ready for bullfight as he moves closer to centre of the action | work = Sydney Morning Herald | publisher = Fairfax | url = http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/ashleycooper-ready-for-bullfight-as-he-moves-closer-to-centre-of-the-action-20120509-1yd6h.html}}</ref>
'''Adam Ashley-Cooper''' (born 27 March 1984 in Sydney) is an Australian [[rugby union]] player. He plays for [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]], and for the [[Bordeaux Rugby Metropole|Bordeaux ]] in the [[Top 14]] competition. He is known as Mr Versatile.<ref>{{cite web | last = Growden | first = Greg | date = 13 February 2012 | accessdate = 19 February 2012 | title = NSW need an excitement machine to satisfy faithful | work = Sydney Morning Herald | publisher = Fairfax | url = http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/nsw-need-an-excitement-machine-to-satisfy-faithful-20120212-1szsa.html#ixzz1mnipKpNR}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = Sygall | first = David | date = 19 February 2012 | accessdate = 19 February 2012 | title = Tahs star's licence to thrill | work = Sydney Morning Herald | publisher = Fairfax | url = http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/tahs-stars-licence-to-thrill-20120218-1tfsj.html}}</ref><ref name = bullfight >{{cite web | last = Robinson| first = Georgina| date = 10 May 2012| accessdate = 10 May 2012 | title = Ashley-Cooper ready for bullfight as he moves closer to centre of the action | work = Sydney Morning Herald | publisher = Fairfax | url = http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/ashleycooper-ready-for-bullfight-as-he-moves-closer-to-centre-of-the-action-20120509-1yd6h.html{{deadlink}}}}</ref>


==Early years==
==Early years==

Revision as of 01:42, 5 April 2016

Adam Ashley-Cooper
Birth nameAdam Ashley-Cooper
Date of birth (1984-03-27) 27 March 1984 (age 41)
Place of birthSydney, Australia
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing / Fullback / Outside Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014
2015–		 NSW Country Eagles
Template:Rut Bordeaux		 0
0		 (0)
(0)
Correct as of 21 July 2014
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004– Northern Suburbs ? (?)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005–11
2012–15		 Brumbies
Waratahs		 78
61		 (70)
(68)
Correct as of 28 June 2015
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005– Australia 114 (185; 37 tries)
Correct as of 31 October 2015

Adam Ashley-Cooper (born 27 March 1984 in Sydney) is an Australian rugby union player. He plays for Australia, and for the Bordeaux in the Top 14 competition. He is known as Mr Versatile.[2][3][4]

Early years

Ashley-Cooper took up rugby as a 15-year-old while living on the Central Coast in NSW.[5] He was educated at the Berkeley Vale High School[6] and played junior rugby for Ourimbah on the Central Coast.[citation needed] In his teenage years he played both 10 and 12 (fly-half and inside-centre) and says: "I was pretty much all over the shop [even] in those days."[6]

Super Rugby

Ashley-Cooper joined the Brumbies in 2004 on an ARU development contract. He played all of the Brumbies pre-season trials, and accompanied the team to South Africa.[citation needed] As a 20-year-old Ashley-Cooper spent most of his first year at the Brumbies flying around the globe playing for the Australian sevens.[7] For the 2004 Super Rugby final between the Brumbies and Crusaders, Ashley-Cooper sat on the bench at Canberra Stadium as the Brumbies 23rd man, his boots at hand but never unpacked.[7]

In 2005, he made his Super Rugby debut on the wing for the Brumbies at home against the Crusaders.[citation needed] He subsequently played two more games that season, against the Chiefs and the Queensland Reds. He was selected for the Wallabies in their second Tri Nations match against the Springboks and made his debut in Perth.[citation needed]

In the 2006 Super Rugby season, Ashley-Cooper played 12 matches for the Brumbies, and scored two tries.[citation needed]

Australia

Ashley-Cooper with Australia in 2011

Ashley-Cooper is a member of the Wallabies.[8] "He missed just four of the 56 Tests played by Australia between 2008 and 2011, and just one of 42 through 2009 and 2011."[1] His five tries at the 2011 Rugby World Cup saw him finish in the tournament's top five try-scorers.[5]

In Ewen McKenzie's second year in charge as Wallabies coach, McKenzie named Ashley-Cooper as Wallabies vice-captain with Waratahs team-mate Michael Hooper and hooker Stephen Moore as Wallabies captain for the 2014 three-test June series against France.[9]

Bordeaux

In December 2014, French Top 14 side Template:Rut Bordeaux announced that Ashley-Cooper would join them on a two-year contract after the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[10]

Versatility

Ashley-Cooper scoring a try for Australia against the United States at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

The "Mr Versatile" Ashley-Cooper[6] sometimes labelled Australia's "Mister Fix It"[1] is a utility who can play centre, wing, or fullback. Fairfax journalist Greg Growden suggested that if Ashley-Cooper was asked: "What position do you expect to play this week?" he would answer: "I wouldn't have a clue."[6] According to Growden, Wallabies ex-coach Robbie Deans thinks Ashley-Cooper's versatility is part of what makes him invaluable.[6]

Against Italy, Ireland, USA, Russia, South Africa, New Zealand, and Wales at the 2011 Rugby World Cup Ashley-Cooper played outside centre (13), on the wings (both 11 & 14), and fullback (15).[11] Similarly, at the 2007 Rugby World Cup he covered the centres against Canada (12), Fiji (13), and wing against Japan (14), and England (14).[12]

On occasion he plays for the Waratahs at inside centre (12).[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Adam Ashley-Cooper". Wallabies Profile. Australian Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  2. ^ Growden, Greg (13 February 2012). "NSW need an excitement machine to satisfy faithful". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  3. ^ Sygall, David (19 February 2012). "Tahs star's licence to thrill". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  4. ^ a b Robinson, Georgina (10 May 2012). articles with dead external links%5d%5d%5b%5bCategory:Articles with dead external links %5d%5d[%5b%5bWikipedia:Link rot|dead link%5d%5d] "Ashley-Cooper ready for bullfight as he moves closer to centre of the action". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Retrieved 10 May 2012. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  5. ^ a b "Player". Waratahs.com.au. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  6. ^ a b c d e Growden, Greg (10 July 2010). "Mr Versatile: why Adam is rugby's jack of all trades". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  7. ^ a b Payten, Iain (24 February 2012). "Adam Ashley-Cooper keen to win a Super Rugby title with the Waratahs". Daily Telegraph. News. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  8. ^ Payten, Iain (22 June 2009). "Adam Ashley-Cooper embraces utility role for Wallabies". Daily Telegraph. News. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  9. ^ MOORE TO CAPTAIN QANTAS WALLABIES, HOOPER AND ASHLEY-COOPER NAMED AS VICE-CAPTAINS
  10. ^ "Adam Ashley Cooper à l'UBB" (Press release) (in French). Union Bordeaux Bègles. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  11. ^ "Official RWC 2011 Site – Australia – Adam Ashley-Cooper". Rwc2011.irb.com. 27 March 1984. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  12. ^ "RWC 2007". Rwc2007.irb.com. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
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