Maurice Longbottom facts for kids
Longbottom representing Australia during the Oktoberfest Sevens
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| Date of birth | 30 January 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | La Perouse, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Matraville Sports High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maurice Longbottom (born 30 January 1995) is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays as a back for the Australia national sevens team.
International career
Longbottom played some matches for the South Sydney Rabbitohs junior squad, but was described as "too small for senior footy". Longbottom's performance in the Oktoberfest Sevens drew the attention of Australia rugby sevens team coach Andy Friend.
Longbottom was a member of the Australian men's rugby sevens squad at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The team came third in their pool round and then lost to Fiji 19-0 in the quarterfinal. He competed for Australia at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.
In 2024, He was named in Australia's squad for the Summer Olympics in Paris.
Personal life
Longbottom is a Dharawal. He once expressed that he wants to inspire the next generation of Indigenous athletes.
