Australia Rugby Sevens captain Patrick McCutcheon is determined to give a career-best performance at the International Rugby Sevens Adelaide after revealing the event on 19-21 March will be the last time he will compete in the IRB Sevens World Series on home soil. McCutcheon has been rewarded for a brilliant 2009/10 campaign by becoming the latest player from Michael O'Connor's young squad to earn an Investec Bank Super 14 contract. The Sydney University back rower, who addressed the media at his team's Captain's Run at Adelaide Oval on Wednesday, said he has penned a two-year deal with the NSW Waratahs and is set to join them at the completion of the current Sevens Series. McCutcheon, 22, follows in the footsteps of former Sevens teammates Luke Morahan and Richard Kingi, who both won Super contracts with the Queensland Reds after excellent performances during the 2008/09 World Series. The pair also won selection on last year's Qantas Wallabies Spring Tour, joining fellow Sevens graduate James O'Connor who made the leap the season earlier. McCutcheon credits Rugby Sevens as being an important pathway in his development as a player over the past three years.
Wednesday 17 March 2010
Australia Sevens skipper earns Super deal
Australia Rugby Sevens captain Patrick McCutcheon is determined to give a career-best performance at the International Rugby Sevens Adelaide after revealing the event on 19-21 March will be the last time he will compete in the IRB Sevens World Series on home soil. McCutcheon has been rewarded for a brilliant 2009/10 campaign by becoming the latest player from Michael O'Connor's young squad to earn an Investec Bank Super 14 contract. The Sydney University back rower, who addressed the media at his team's Captain's Run at Adelaide Oval on Wednesday, said he has penned a two-year deal with the NSW Waratahs and is set to join them at the completion of the current Sevens Series. McCutcheon, 22, follows in the footsteps of former Sevens teammates Luke Morahan and Richard Kingi, who both won Super contracts with the Queensland Reds after excellent performances during the 2008/09 World Series. The pair also won selection on last year's Qantas Wallabies Spring Tour, joining fellow Sevens graduate James O'Connor who made the leap the season earlier. McCutcheon credits Rugby Sevens as being an important pathway in his development as a player over the past three years.
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Great to see the sevens system working perfectly! Congrats to McCutcheon for securing a contract! Also great to see people writing about Sevens!
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