Rob Horne
{{for|the professor of behavioural medicine|Rob Horne (professor)}}
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{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Rob Horne
| image = Rob Horne July 2017.jpg
| caption = Horne in 2017
| birth_name = Robert Horne
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|8|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| height = {{convert|186|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|92|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
| school = Lugarno Public School
Georges River College, Oatley
| university = Charles Sturt University {{small|(MCom)}}
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Oatley
| amatyears1 = 2013
| amatteam1 = Southern Districts
| amatapps1 = 5
| amatpoints1 = 10
| ru_amupdate = 7 September 2013
| years1 = 2014
| clubs1 = Greater Sydney Rams
| apps1 = 0
| points1 = 0
| years2 = 2017–2018
| clubs2 = Northampton Saints
| apps2 = 21
| points2 = 40
| ru_clubupdate = 14 April 2018
| superyears1 = 2008–2017
| super1 = New South Wales
| superapps1 = 114
| superpoints1 = 145
| superupdate = 15 July 2017
| repyears1 = 2007
| repyears2 = 2008–2009
| repyears3 = 2010–2017
| repteam1 = Australia Schoolboys
| repteam2 = Australia U20
| repteam3 = Australia
| repcaps1 =
| repcaps2 = 5
| repcaps3 = 34
| reppoints1 =
| reppoints2 = 5
| reppoints3 = 20
| ru_ntupdate = 24 June 2017
| repsevensyears1 = 2008
| repsevensteam1 = Australia
| repsevenscomp1 =
}}
Rob Horne (born 15 August 1989) is an Australian former rugby union footballer who played at centre for the Waratahs, Northampton Saints, and Australia.http://www.waratahs.com.au/Waratahs/Team/SuperRugbySquad/PlayerDetail.aspx?pid=126 Waratahs Player Profiles{{Cite web|url=https://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/news/latest-headlines/2017/feb-2017/wallaby-leader-heading-to-saints/|title=Wallaby leader heading to Saints}}
Early life
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Horne attended Lugarno Public School and Georges River College, Oatley Campus. He played club rugby as a junior with Oatley rugby club.
Club career
=Super Rugby=
Rob Horne made his Super Rugby debut for the Waratahs in 2008 at the age of 18, he came off the bench for Timana Tahu against the Blues. He quickly cemented his place in the team, starting in the 2008 Super 14 Final in which Waratahs lost to Crusaders 20–12.{{Cite web |url=http://www.rugbydump.com/2008/05/534/crusaders-crowned-super-14-champions-2008 |title=Crusaders crowned Super 14 champions 2008 — Rugby videos of tackles, tries, funny incidents and more - Rugbydump.com |access-date=21 April 2018 |archive-date=20 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620232206/http://www.rugbydump.com/2008/05/534/crusaders-crowned-super-14-champions-2008 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/rugby/nsw-waratahs/rob-horne-set-to-notch-100-matches-with-the-nsw-waratahs/news-story/09a26a28473bccbc83ea29dc0d164a38|title=Horne set to notch a Waratah ton|newspaper=Daily Telegraph|date=26 May 2016}}
=Premiership Rugby=
It was announced on 6 February 2017, that Horne would join English side Northampton Saints for the beginning of the 2017–18 season.
==Retirement==
After making a big impact in his first season at Northampton Saints Horne was made captain for the first time during the local derby with Leicester Tigers on 14 April 2018. Thirteen seconds into the game, he was injured after tackling Sione Kalamafoni. Medics attended to him for some time on the field before transporting him to Leicester Royal Infirmary. Northampton went on to win the game 21–27.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/43715865|title=Leicester 21-27 Northampton|work=BBC Sport}} One week later on 21 April 2018 it was announced that Horne had been forced to retire from professional rugby immediately due to injury. After receiving care at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital it was confirmed that he had sustained significant, career ending nerve damage to his right arm.{{Cite web|url=https://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/news/latest-headlines/2018/april/rob-horne-retires-from-professional-rugby-through-injury/|title=Rob Horne retires from professional rugby through injury}} He later confirmed in an interview that this damage was to the Brachial Plexus nerves in his right shoulder. This left him with full paralysis of his right arm.{{cite web| url = https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/saints-farewell-interview-rob-horne-1-8570958/amp| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180929000521/https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/saints-farewell-interview-rob-horne-1-8570958/amp| archive-date = 2018-09-29| title = Saints farewell interview: Rob Horne}}
International career
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Horne was named as vice-captain for the Wallabies in 2016 alongside Michael Hooper, but was ruled out of game-time for the rest of the year after suffering from a leg injury against New Zealand in Sydney during the opening match of the Bledisloe series.
References
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External links
- [http://www.waratahs.com.au/Waratahs/Team/SuperRugbySquad/PlayerDetail.aspx?pid=126 NSW Waratahs Profile]
- [http://www.espn.co.uk/australia/rugby/player/117541.html ESPN Profile]
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