Harley Fox

Harley Fox (born 1 January 1996) is an Australian rugby union player. He plays in the blindside flanker and number 8 positions.

Early life

Fox grew up playing junior rugby league for the Brothers Rugby League Club Ipswich as a junior and attended Primary School at Raceview State school located in Ipswich. He grew up playing league in Ipswich at the highest level for his age group, coming from a town which has produced players such as Allan Langer and Kevin Walters. Fox represented Queensland in two sports, Rugby League and Rugby Union, at under 16 and under 18 ages.[1]

Fox attended St Edmund's College in Ipswich, where he took part in a variety of sports, including cricket and baseball. Fox transferred to Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane to take up a rugby union scholarship and was coached and mentored by now Under 20s Queensland Reds coach Jason Gilmore.[1] In September 2014 he was named captain of the Australian Schoolboys team.[2] He led the team on a tour to Wellington, New Zealand in September and October 2014,[2] which featured a 50–15 win over the Fiji Schoolboys team.[1] His successful switch of codes from league to union in a short time and becoming captain of the national schoolboy team has been described as "remarkable".[3]

Professional career

Fox received a contract for the Queensland Reds and Australian Rugby Union under-20s program for the 2015 season.[1] He was named to the Queensland under-20 representative squad for the national championships in March 2015.[4] In October 2015 he was signed by the Melbourne Rebels to their extended squad for the 2016 Super Rugby season.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Buchan, Jay (20 October 2014). "Fox on run for more rep duty". Queensland Times. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Queenslander Harley Fox named as Australian Schools captain". Queensland Reds. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Heslehurst, Brayden (14 October 2014). "Churchie student Harley Fox realises childhood dream of captaining an Australian football team". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Reds Under-20s squad named ahead of National Championships". Queensland Reds. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Ward, Roy (28 October 2015). "Melbourne Rebels bolster squad with four Super Rugby signings". The Age. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
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