Hayden Sargeant
{{Short description|Australian rugby player}}
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| university = Bond University
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Hayden Sargeant (born 11 March 1998) is an Australian rugby union player. He plays for the Australia national rugby sevens team.
Early life
He attended The Southport School in Gold Coast, Queensland and Bond University, graduating in Construction Management and Quantity Surveying.{{cite web|website=Olympics.com.au|accessdate=22 July 2024|title=Hayden Sargeant|url=https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/hayden-sargeant/}}{{cite web|url=https://bond.edu.au/news/sargeant-scores-aussie-7s-squad-call-up|website=Bond.edu.au|accessdate=22 July 2024|title= Sargeant scores with Aussie 7s squad call-up|date=21 February 2023}}
Career
He played for Melbourne Rebels U20s prior to playing for the Junior Wallabies in 2018.{{cite web|date=2 May 2018|url= https://goldcoastbulletin.com.au/sport/local-sport/bond-university-and-exsurfers-paradise-flyer-hayden-sargeant-on-his-junior-wallabies-debut/news-story/31364bc816171a3609030b1637566a87 |website=Gold Coast Bulletin|title= Bond University and ex-Surfers Paradise flyer Hayden Sargeant on his Junior Wallabies debut|accessdate=22 July 2024}} He left the Melbourne Rebels in 2020 when matches were cancelled due to the covid-19 pandemic and the squad was streamlined.{{cite web|first=Grace|last=Hamilton|date=4 June 2024|title= 'My time done': Sargeant's two week turnaround from dropped Super Rugby rookie to Aussie SVNS debut|website=The Daily Telegraph|url= https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/local-sport/my-time-done-sargeants-two-week-turnaround-from-dropped-super-rugby-rookie-to-aussie-svns-debut/news-story/022530c36e241e9002da3190d5eb01da?amp&nk=0d575c05e145e74dba90274bca25cce5-1721678148|accessdate=22 July 2024}}
He made his debut for the Australia national rugby sevens team in 2023 at the World Rugby Sevens Series in Los Angeles.{{cite web|url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/hayden-the-sargeant-tasked-with-guiding-australias-charge-to-olympic-success-2024716|website=Rugby.com.au|accessdate=22 July 2024|title= Hayden the Sargeant tasked with guiding Australia's charge to Olympic success|date=July 16, 2024|first=Nathan|last=Williamson}} In July 2024, he was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.theroar.com.au/2024/07/23/allez-allez-allez-aussie-mens-sevens-team-is-chasing-one-of-the-most-hotly-contested-medals-at-paris-olympics/|website=The Roar|accessdate=22 July 2024|title= Allez, Allez, Allez: Aussie men's Sevens team is chasing one of the most hotly-contested medals at Paris Olympics|date=22 July 2024}}{{cite web|website=Rugby Pass|accessdate=22 July 2024|url= https://www.rugbypass.com/news/nawaqanitawase-toole-set-for-paris-as-australia-name-squads-for-olympics/|title= Nawaqanitawase & Toole set for Paris as Australia name squads for Olympics|first=Finn|last=Morton|date=2 July 2024 }}
Personal life
He was a keen soccer player and skateboarder when he was younger. He works in construction.{{cite web|url=https://balancethegrind.co/interviews/from-builder-to-olympian-hayden-sargeants-rugby-7s-journey/|website=Balance the Grind|accessdate=22 July 2024|title= From Builder to Olympian: Hayden Sargeant's Rugby 7s Journey|date=23 May 2024}}
References
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{{Australia 2024 Summer Olympics Squad}}
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Category:Male rugby sevens players
Category:Olympic rugby sevens players for Australia
Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Rugby union players from the Gold Coast, Queensland