Dom Shipperley

Dom Shipperley

Full name	Dominic Shipperley
Date of birth	(1991-01-04) 4 January 1991
Place of birth	Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia
Height
Weight	94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
School	St Joseph's College, Nudgee
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Wing
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2015−	Melbourne Rising	6	(10)
correct as of 3 November 2015.
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2011−14 2015−	Reds Rebels	44 12	(65) (20)
correct as of 14 June 2015.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2012 2010 2008	Australia Australia U20 Australian Schools	3 4	(0) (15)3t
correct as of 30 September 2012.
Sevens national teams
Years	Club / team		Comps
2010	Australia		3

Dominic "Dom" Shipperley (born 4 January 1991) is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. After playing Super Rugby for the Queensland Reds from 2011 to 2014, he signed on to play for the Melbourne Rebels. His regular playing position is wing.

Early life

Shipperley was born in Redcliffe, Queensland. He attended St Joseph's College, Nudgee and in 2008 received an OP1 which is the highest possible mark that can be achieved in the Queensland Certificate of Education. He played for the Australian Schoolboys rugby team in 2008, and with the Brothers club in Brisbane.

Rugby career

Shipperley was selected for the Australian Sevens squad during the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series, playing in the Wellington, Adelaide, and Hong Kong tournanents in the team which finished the series in third place.

As a member of the Australia under 20 team that competed in the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship in Argentina, he scored a hat-trick of tries in the team's win against South Africa, with Australia finishing runner-up in the tournament. He was also selected for the Under 20s squad in 2011, but did not travel to the tournament due to his Super Rugby commitments with the Queensland Reds.

Shipperley made his Super Rugby debut for the Reds during the 2011 Super Rugby season against the Hurricanes. His breakthrough year came in 2012, beginning in the first game of the Reds' season with his last-minute match winning try against the Waratahs. A 75-metre sprint beating six defenders to score ended a nine-year losing drought for the Reds in Sydney and earned Shipperley the Super Rugby Try of the Year accolade. He started in all 17 matches for the Reds in 2012, and won the Most Improved Player award for the Reds.

Later in 2012 Shipperley received a starting Test debut for Australia against South Africa for the match in Perth after an injury forced out winger Drew Mitchell. He went on to gain two further caps in the 2012 Rugby Championship.

In June 2014 Shipperley signed a two-year deal to join the Melbourne Rebels beginning in 2015. While playing for the Reds against the Rebels a few weeks later, he suffered a badly fractured and dislocated ankle requiring surgery with an expected 12–18 months recovery time.

Super Rugby Statistics

As of 15 June 2015

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
2011	Reds	6	2	4	274	2	0	0	0	10	0	0
2012	Reds	17	17	0	1360	8	0	0	0	40	0	0
2013	Reds	11	8	3	621	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
2014	Reds	10	8	2	598	2	0	0	0	10	0	0
2015	Rebels	12	12	0	960	4	0	0	0	20	0	0
Total		56	47	9	3813	17	0	0	0	85	0	0

External links

• It's Rugby stats
• ESPN Scrum stats
• Wallabies profile