Tim Atkinson
{{Short description|Australian rugby union player (born 1977)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Tim Atkinson
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| full_name = Timothy Atkinson
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|07|05|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Mackay, QLD, Australia
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| height = 178 cm
| weight = 85 kg
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| position = Utility back
| superyears1 = 2002
| super1 = {{Rut|Brumbies}}
| superapps1 = 9
| superpoints1 = 15
| superyears2 = 2003–06
| super2 = {{Rut|Reds}}
| superapps2 = 20
| superpoints2 = 5
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Timothy Atkinson (born 5 July 1977) is an Australian former professional rugby union player.{{cite news |title=Atkinson gets chance with Reds |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/atkinson-gets-chance-with-reds-20030206-gdg823.html |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=5 February 2003 |language=en}}
Biography
=Rugby career=
A utility back, Atkinson captained Australia in rugby sevens and featured at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web |title=New faces in Australia Sevens squad |url=https://www.espn.com.au/rugby/story/_/id/15394253/new-faces-australia-sevens-squad |website=ESPN.com |language=en |date=24 November 2006}}
Atkinson was an Australia "A" representative and competed for the ACT Brumbies in the 2002 Super 12 season as an outside centre, with George Gregan occupying his favoured position of scrum-half.{{cite news |title=Atkinson goes home to Queensland |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/2121754.stm |work=BBC News |date=11 July 2002}} In 2003, Atkinson returned to his native Queensland to play with the Reds, where he was used in most backline positions. His time at the Reds was impacted by injury, missing most of 2003 with a broken ankle, playing all but one Super 12 match in 2004, before being sidelined for all of 2005 by shoulder surgery.{{cite web |title=Berry out to grab his opportunity |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/story/57187.html |website=ESPNscrum |date=24 February 2005}} He had a stint in Japan with Kyuden Voltex and was a player-coach for South Darwin on his return home.{{cite news |title=Trying times for South Darwin player-coach Tim Atkinson |url=https://www.ntnews.com.au/sport/rugby-union/trying-times-for-south-darwin-playercoach-tim-atkinson/news-story/72513ee0e3770014399bab9dd9cce49e |work=NT News |date=28 April 2014}}{{cite web |title=Land of the rising scrum |url=https://www.fukuoka-now.com/en/land-of-the-rising-scrum/ |website=Fukuoka Now |date=1 November 2008}}
References
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External links
- {{ESPNscrum|212423}}
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Category:Australian rugby union players
Category:Australia international rugby sevens players
Category:Rugby union players from Queensland
Category:Sportspeople from Mackay, Queensland
Category:Rugby union scrum-halves
Category:Kyuden Voltex players
Category:Australian expatriate rugby union players in Japan
Category:Queensland Reds players
Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Australia