Rob Horne (born 15 August 1989) is an Australian former rugby union footballer who played at centre for the Waratahs, Northampton Saints, and Australia.[1][2]
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| Birth name | Robert Horne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 August 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| University | Charles Sturt University (MCom) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (March 2023) |
Horne attended Lugarno Public School and Georges River College, Oatley Campus. He played club rugby as a junior with Oatley rugby club.
Club career
editSuper Rugby
editRob Horne made his Super Rugby debut for the Waratahs in 2008 at the age of 18, he came off the bench for Timana Tahu against the Blues. He quickly cemented his place in the team, starting in the 2008 Super 14 Final in which Waratahs lost to Crusaders 20–12.[3][4]
Premiership Rugby
editIt was announced on 6 February 2017, that Horne would join English side Northampton Saints for the beginning of the 2017–18 season.[2]
Retirement
editAfter making a big impact in his first season at Northampton Saints Horne was made captain for the first time during the local derby with Leicester Tigers on 14 April 2018. Thirteen seconds into the game, he was injured after tackling Sione Kalamafoni. Medics attended to him for some time on the field before transporting him to Leicester Royal Infirmary. Northampton went on to win the game 21–27.[5] One week later on 21 April 2018 it was announced that Horne had been forced to retire from professional rugby immediately due to injury. After receiving care at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital it was confirmed that he had sustained significant, career ending nerve damage to his right arm.[6] He later confirmed in an interview that this damage was to the Brachial Plexus nerves in his right shoulder. This left him with full paralysis of his right arm.[7]
International career
editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (March 2023) |
Horne was named as vice-captain for the Wallabies in 2016 alongside Michael Hooper, but was ruled out of game-time for the rest of the year after suffering from a leg injury against New Zealand in Sydney during the opening match of the Bledisloe series.
References
edit- ^ http://www.waratahs.com.au/Waratahs/Team/SuperRugbySquad/PlayerDetail.aspx?pid=126 Waratahs Player Profiles
- ^ a b "Wallaby leader heading to Saints".
- ^ "Crusaders crowned Super 14 champions 2008 — Rugby videos of tackles, tries, funny incidents and more - Rugbydump.com". Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Horne set to notch a Waratah ton". Daily Telegraph. 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Leicester 21-27 Northampton". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Rob Horne retires from professional rugby through injury".
- ^ "Saints farewell interview: Rob Horne". Archived from the original on 29 September 2018.