Anthony Ekert

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| full_name = Anthony John Ekert

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|03|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sydney, NSW, Australia

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| height = 5 ft 11 in

| weight = 182 lb

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| school = Oakhill College

| university = University of Newcastle

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| position = Scrum-half

| superyears1 = 1996

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| superapps1 = 4

| superpoints1 = 5

| repyears1 = 1992

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Anthony John Ekert (born 29 March 1969) is an Australian former professional rugby union player.

Born in Sydney, Ekert was a Roselea junior and played in the 1st XV of Oakhill College.{{cite web |title=Anthony John Ekert |url=https://classicwallabies.com.au/players/anthony-john-ekert/464 |website=Classic Wallabies |language=en}}

Ekert, a scrum-half, twice won Sportsperson of the Year at the University of Newcastle, where he studied for a degree in civil engineering, and while there earned a New South Wales call up for their 1991 tour of Argentina.{{cite news |title=Rugby Union: Anthony Ekert |url=https://www.cessnockadvertiser.com.au/story/3009480/rugby-union-anthony-ekert/ |work=The Advertiser (Cessnock) |date=12 April 2015 |language=en-AU}}

In 1992, Ekert represented Australia at the Hong Kong Sevens and was rewarded for his performance in a Sydney representative team's win over the touring All Blacks with Wallabies selection on the end of year tour, filling a position vacated by the retired Nick Farr-Jones.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122407996 |title=Composed Australians make it to quarters |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=5 April 1992 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}} He was on the bench for the Tests against Ireland and Wales, with Peter Slattery preferred at scrum-half, but featured in five uncapped matches during the tour.

Ekert won Shute Shield premierships with Gordon in 1993 and 1995.