Nick Malouf

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| birth_place = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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Nick Malouf (born 19 March 1993) is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays as a back for the Australia national sevens team.

International career

In his early career, he formally played for Premiership Rugby club Leicester Tigers for the 2017–18 season. He began playing the sport for the University of Queensland rugby club in the flanker position.{{cite web |first=Jake |last=Jones |date=18 May 2018 |title=Nick Malouf confirms return to Australian Sevens |website=The Rugby Paper |location=UK |accessdate=12 July 2018 |url=https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/latest-news/30409/nick-malouf-confirms-return-to-australian-sevens/}} Malouf later joined the Australian sevens team in 2012 after helping Australia's international development side the Aussie Thunderbolts to a win at the Noosa International Sevens Festival.{{cite web |date=8 November 2012 |title=Australian Men's and Women's Sevens teams win Noosa International Sevens |website=Reds Rugby |accessdate=12 July 2018 |url=http://www.redsrugby.com.au/News/NewsArticles/tabid/581/ArticleID/7832/Australian-Men%E2%80%99s-and-Women%E2%80%99s-Sevens-teams-win-Noosa-International-Sevens.aspx}}

Malouf made his World Rugby Sevens Series debut in Dubai in 2012.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ultimaterugby.com/nick-malouf|title=Nick Malouf|website=www.ultimaterugby.com|access-date=2016-09-03}} In June 2017 is when he signed to play over in England for the Leicester Tigers.{{cite news|url=http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/leicester-tigers-add-australia-sevens-star-nick-malouf-to-their-squad-ahead-of-the-new-season/story-30417734-detail/story.html|publisher=Leicester Mercury|title=Leicester Tigers sign Aussies Sevens back Nick Malouf|date=30 June 2017|accessdate=2 July 2017}} His form earned him a try of the week award against Gloucester in round three of the competition.{{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHllUgf9ZA0 |title= Citizen Try of the Week - (Round 3 Winner) |website= YouTube.com |date= 21 September 2017 }} Malouf later departed England to rejoin the Australian sevens program ahead of the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens. He represented Australia at the 2016 Olympic Games.

Malouf was a member of the Australian men's rugby seven's squad at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The team came third in their pool round and then lost to Fiji 19–0 in the quarterfinal.{{Cite web |title=Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021 |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-olympic-team/ |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=The Roar |language=en-US}} He competed for Australia at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.{{Cite web |last=Williamson |first=Nathan |date=2022-09-05 |title=Sevens sides confirmed for Rugby World Cup Sevens |url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/sevens-sides-confirmed-for-rugby-world-cup-sevens-2022830 |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=www.rugby.com.au |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-09-11 |title=GAME BY GAME: Australia Women claim Sevens World Cup, Men finish fourth |url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/rugby-sevens-world-cup-australia-title-how-to-watch-australia-fixtures-blog-results-success-202299 |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=www.rugby.com.au |language=en}}

In 2024, He was named in Australia's squad for the Summer Olympics in Paris.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-23 |title=Rugby Sevens launches Australia's Olympics campaign tonight |url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/rugby-sevens-launches-australias-olympics-campaign-tonight-2024723 |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=www.rugby.com.au |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-07-03 |title=Paris 2024 Olympics: Charlotte Caslick, Nicholas Malouf to Captain Australian Rugby Sevens Teams - Full Squads |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/australia-rugby-sevens-team-paris-2024-olympics-squad-list |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=olympics.com}}