Scott Higginbotham
Encyclopedia
Scott Higginbotham is an Australian rugby union
player. He currently plays for the Queensland Reds
in the international Super 15 competition. He can play anywhere in the backrow.
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In 2010 Higginbotham was named as a Wallabies
reserve to play South Africa
(in Pretoria) 27 August, replacing the injured Matt Hodgson
. Should he take the field, Higginbotham will become the "847th player to represent Australia in Test matches," and the "27th player to have been introduced to Test ranks since Robbie Deans
took over as Wallabies coach in 2008."
He had previously been a "Wallaby in Waiting", after missing selection early in the 2010 because of a high ankle sprain suffered in the last game of the 2010 Super 14 Season.
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...
player. He currently plays for the Queensland Reds
Queensland Reds
The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...
in the international Super 15 competition. He can play anywhere in the backrow.
Career
Higginbotham was the Reds academy player of 2007 and made his Super 14 debut the following year against the bulls. Within seconds of making his debut he made a bone crunching tackle on former IRB player of the year Bryan HabanaBryan Habana
Bryan Gary Habana is a South African rugby union player who plays as a wing for the Western Province in the Currie Cup, the Stormers in Super 14, and the 2007 Rugby World Cup champions Springboks...
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In 2010 Higginbotham was named as a Wallabies
Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
reserve to play South Africa
South Africa national rugby union team
The South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
(in Pretoria) 27 August, replacing the injured Matt Hodgson
Matt Hodgson
Matt Hodgson, born is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. Hodgson was selected to the Qantas Wallabies squad in 2009 but sustained an injury in a non-cap match played against the Barbarians and was forced to return home...
. Should he take the field, Higginbotham will become the "847th player to represent Australia in Test matches," and the "27th player to have been introduced to Test ranks since Robbie Deans
Robbie Deans
Robert Maxwell Deans is the current coach of the Wallabies and former All Black. He is the former coach of the Crusaders. He also served as assistant to former All Blacks coach John Mitchell between late 2001 and 2003...
took over as Wallabies coach in 2008."
He had previously been a "Wallaby in Waiting", after missing selection early in the 2010 because of a high ankle sprain suffered in the last game of the 2010 Super 14 Season.