Nick Cummins
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Nick Cummins
Nick Cummins (born 5 October 1987 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales
is an Australia
n rugby union
footballer who plays wing for the Super 14
franchise, the Emirates Western Force
. He also plays sevens
.
He featured in the 2010 Australian Barbarians team that played two tour matches against England in June 2010 and in August 2010 was selected for Australia's 28 man squad to tour South Africa during the Tri-Nations.
Cummins draws inspiration from the honey badger, attempting to think like the animal in defence. Off the field he has written several songs as well as a poem and children's book on the honey badger.
Nick Cummins (born 5 October 1987 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
is an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer who plays wing for the Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
franchise, the Emirates Western Force
Western Force
Western Force is a rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia playing in the international Super Rugby competition. They first competed in the 2006 season and finished with the wooden spoon in that year, however their performances greatly improved in 2007. In 2008 they finished in 8th...
. He also plays sevens
Rugby sevens
Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...
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He featured in the 2010 Australian Barbarians team that played two tour matches against England in June 2010 and in August 2010 was selected for Australia's 28 man squad to tour South Africa during the Tri-Nations.
Cummins draws inspiration from the honey badger, attempting to think like the animal in defence. Off the field he has written several songs as well as a poem and children's book on the honey badger.