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}}Tim Metcher (born 10 May 1991), is an Australian rugby union player. His usual position is prop. {{as of|2018}}, he plays for US team Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby.[3] Metcher previously played for the {{Rut Rebels}} in the Super Rugby competition.[4]Early life
Metcher was born in Maroubra but spent most of his early years in Coffs Harbour on the North Coast of New South Wales. He represented New South Wales at the Australian Schools Rugby Championships.
Rugby career
Metcher played club rugby for the Gungahlin Eagles before being selected to join the Brumbies academy in 2011.[ He joined Sydney club Randwick that year and played for Australia U-20 at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship in Italy. He switched to the Southern Districts club in 2012.][[8]]
In 2013, Metcher played against the British and Irish Lions twice – firstly off the bench for the Western Force, and then starting as tighthead prop for Combined NSW-QLD Country.[9][10] In early 2014 he was selected in the Gen Blue Waratahs development side to play in the Pacific Rugby Cup.[11] Later in 2014 he joined the {{Rut NSW Country Eagles}} squad,[12] before signing with Melbourne. Metcher made six Super Rugby appearances for the Rebels and eight National Rugby Championship appearances for the Rising from 2015 to 2016.[13]
He moved to the United States and began playing with the Seattle Seawolves in 2018.
Super Rugby statistics
{{updated|6 November 2017|{{hsp}}[1]}}| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|
| 2015 | {{Rut Rebels}} | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | {{Rut Rebels}} | 4 | 0 | 4 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | {{Rut Rebels}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 6 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|
Reference list
1. ^1 {{cite web | url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_23712.html | title=Player Statistics | work=its rugby | accessdate=26 July 2016}}
2. ^1 {{cite web |date= 2018 |title=Tim Metcher |website= Seattle Seawolves |accessdate=8 February 2018 |url=http://www.seattleseawolves.com/players/tim-metcher }}
3. ^1 {{cite web |date= |title= Tim Metcher |website= Melbourne Rebels |accessdate= 4 November 2015 |url= https://www.melbournerebels.com.au/team/tim-metcher |deadurl= no |archiveurl= https://www.webcitation.org/6cm32fXFp |archivedate= 4 November 2015}}
4. ^1 {{cite web |date= 12 September 2013 |first= Brendan |last= Bradford |title= Rugby News: 2013 Shute Shield Team of the Year |publisher= Sydney University Rugby |accessdate= 4 August 2014 |url= http://www.sydneyunirugby.com.au/_blog/Club_News/post/4-students-named-in-team-of-the-year-2013/#sthash.mzP0elJd.dpuf |deadurl= no |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140303013733/http://www.sydneyunirugby.com.au/_blog/Club_News/post/4-students-named-in-team-of-the-year-2013/ |archivedate= 3 March 2014}}
5. ^1 {{cite web |date= 12 June 2013 |title= Catt happy to be mauled by Lions |first= Georgina |last= Robinson |work= Sydney Morning Herald |publisher= Fairfax |accessdate= 4 August 2014 |url= http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/catt-happy-to-be-mauled-by-lions-20130612-2o2md.html |deadurl= no |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131019155623/http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/catt-happy-to-be-mauled-by-lions-20130612-2o2md.html |archivedate= 19 October 2013}}
6. ^1 {{cite web |title= Player Profiles: Tim Metcher |publisher= It's Rugby |accessdate= 4 August 2014 |url= http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_23712.html}}
7. ^1 {{cite web |date= 7 March 2014 |title= Waratahs development team for Pampas |publisher= SANZAR |accessdate= 4 August 2014 |url= http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/waratahs-development-team-for-pampas/ |deadurl= no |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140804192425/http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/waratahs-development-team-for-pampas/ |archivedate= 4 August 2014}}
8. ^1 {{cite web |date= 1 August 2014 |title= NSW Country Eagles announce NRC Squad for 2014 |publisher= The Roar |accessdate= 1 August 2014 |url= http://www.theroar.com.au/2014/08/01/nsw-country-eagles-announce-nrc-squad-2014/ |deadurl= no |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140801054624/http://www.theroar.com.au/2014/08/01/nsw-country-eagles-announce-nrc-squad-2014/ |archivedate= 1 August 2014}}