Tate McDermott
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{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Tate McDermott
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| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|09|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
| height = {{convert|1.79|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|82|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}
| school = Sunshine Coast Grammar School{{Cite news |title=Former student named Wallabies Captain |url=https://www.scgs.qld.edu.au/former-student-named-wallabies-captain/ |date=5 August 2023 |access-date=12 June 2024 |work=Sunshine Coast Grammar School}}
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| position = Scrum-half
| currentclub = Queensland Reds
| years1 = 2017–2019
| clubs1 = Queensland Country
| apps1 = 20
| points1 = 40
| years2 = 2016–
| clubs2 = Queensland Reds
| apps2 = 107
| points2 = 170
| repyears1 = 2017
| repteam1 = Australia 7s
| repcaps1 = 20
| reppoints1 = 17
| repyears2 = 2018
| repteam2 = Australia U20
| repcaps2 = 5
| reppoints2 = 10
| repyears3 = 2020–
| repteam3 = Australia
| repcaps3 = 29
| reppoints3 = 10
| clubupdate = 6 June 2025
| repupdate = 9 June 2024
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Tate McDermott (born 18 September 1998) is an Australia professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Super Rugby club Queensland Reds and the Australia national team.{{Cite web|url=http://www.redsrugby.com.au/Reds/SuperRugbySquad/TateMcDermott.aspx|title=Tate McDermott|website=www.redsrugby.com.au|access-date=29 November 2017}}
Club career
In 2017, McDermott made his Australian Men's Seven debut at the Wellington Sevens. He also debuted in 2017 in the NRC Championship for Queensland Country. In round 2 of the 2018 Super Rugby season, McDermott made his debut off the bench for the Queensland Reds. McDermott has since had a stellar 2020 campaign with the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby AU starting all nine matches played and scoring 10 points.{{Cite news |title=Rugby Australia: Tate McDermott |url=https://www.rugby.com.au/players/tate%20mcdermott#U20s |date=31 August 2019 |access-date=12 June 2024 |work=Rugby Australia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831091712/https://www.rugby.com.au/players/tate%20mcdermott#U20s |archive-date=31 August 2019 }}
International career
In late 2020, McDermott was called up to the Wallabies as scrum-half under Dave Rennie, which was an extended 44-man squad. He was rewarded due to an excellent season with the Reds.{{Cite web|title=BREAKING: 16 uncapped players named for Wallabies as new dawn starts under Rennie ahead of Bledisloe Tests|url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2020/09/13/wallabies-squad-named-for-rugby-championship-and-bledisloe-cup-2020|access-date=2020-09-13|website=www.rugby.com.au|date=13 September 2020 |language=en}} He made his debut against the New Zealand national rugby union team in a record 43–5 loss.
He played all games in the 2021 France rugby union tour of Australia, starting in one game and coming off the bench for the rest, and scoring his maiden try in the deciding test, won 33-30 and confirming the Trophee des Bicentenaries would remain with Australia. McDermott also appeared in the 2021 Bledisloe Cup series, where the Wallabies lost both games at Eden Park in Auckland. He would play a pivotal role in the Wallabies' wins against the Springboks and the Pumas, but was replaced by fellow halfback Nic White in a test against Argentina, forcing him to be benched, and dropped all-together in the final test against Los Pumas, being replaced by Jake Gordon.
In September 2023, McDermott was named vice-captain of the Wallabies prior to the 2023 Rugby World Cup.{{cite news |author=Worthington, Sam |agency= |title='Not quite sure': Captaincy saga raises eyebrows as Wallabies prepare for must-win Rugby World Cup Test |url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/rugby/world-cup-2023-wallabies-news-tate-mcdermott-australia-captaincy-vs-wales/76cc395e-1553-4d85-b1ed-a16d6e5aa430 |quote= |newspaper=Nine.com.au |date=2023-09-20 |access-date=2024-01-15 }}
Personal life
McDermott used to surf competitively but quit to focus on rugby when his childhood friend drowned at the Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships on the Gold Coast.{{cite web | url = https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2019/04/12/super-rugby-reds-mcdermott | title = How losing a mate helped shape Tate McDermott's rugby journey | author = Emma Greenwood | date = 12 April 2019 | access-date = 18 July 2021 | website = rugby.co.au}}
References
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External links
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- [https://wallabies.rugby/players/tate-mcdermott Tate McDermott] at Rugby Australia
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