{{short description|Australian rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2016}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Nick Malouf | image = Nick Malouf 2013.jpg | image_size = | caption = | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|03|19|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]], Australia | height = 1.90 m | weight = 95 kg | school = [[Anglican Church Grammar School]] | position = [[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]] | currentclub = | years1 = 2017–2018 | clubs1 = [[Leicester Tigers]] | apps1 = 21 | points1 = 25 | repyears1 = | repteam1 = | repcaps1 = | reppoints1 = | clubupdate = 1 December 2023 | repupdate = | repsevensyears1 = 2012– | repsevensteam1 = [[Australia national rugby sevens team|Australia]] | repsevenscomp1 = 59 | ru_sevensupdate = 1 December 2023 }}
'''Nick Malouf''' (born 19 March 1993) is an Australian professional [[rugby union]] player who plays as a [[Back (rugby union)|back]] for the [[Australia national rugby sevens team|Australia national sevens team]].
== International career == In his early career, he formally played for [[Premiership Rugby]] club [[Leicester Tigers]] for the [[2017-18 Premiership Rugby|2017–18 season]]. He began playing the sport for the [[University of Queensland]] rugby club in the [[Flanker (rugby union)|flanker]] position.<ref name="trp-2018">{{cite web |first=Jake |last=Jones |date=18 May 2018 |title=Nick Malouf confirms return to Australian Sevens |website=The Rugby Paper |location=UK |accessdate=12 July 2018 |url=https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/latest-news/30409/nick-malouf-confirms-return-to-australian-sevens/}}</ref> Malouf later joined the Australian sevens team in 2012 after helping Australia's international development side the Aussie Thunderbolts to a win at the Noosa International Sevens Festival.<ref name="noosa-2012">{{cite web |date=8 November 2012 |title=Australian Men's and Women's Sevens teams win Noosa International Sevens |website=Reds Rugby |accessdate=12 July 2018 |url=http://www.redsrugby.com.au/News/NewsArticles/tabid/581/ArticleID/7832/Australian-Men%E2%80%99s-and-Women%E2%80%99s-Sevens-teams-win-Noosa-International-Sevens.aspx }}{{Dead link|date=December 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
Malouf made his [[World Rugby Sevens Series]] debut in [[Dubai]] in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ultimaterugby.com/nick-malouf|title=Nick Malouf|website=www.ultimaterugby.com|access-date=2016-09-03}}</ref> In June 2017 is when he signed to play over in [[England]] for the Leicester Tigers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/leicester-tigers-add-australia-sevens-star-nick-malouf-to-their-squad-ahead-of-the-new-season/story-30417734-detail/story.html|publisher=Leicester Mercury|title=Leicester Tigers sign Aussies Sevens back Nick Malouf|date=30 June 2017|accessdate=2 July 2017}}</ref> His form earned him a try of the week award against [[Gloucester Rugby|Gloucester]] in round three of the competition.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHllUgf9ZA0 |title= Citizen Try of the Week - (Round 3 Winner) |website= YouTube.com |date= 21 September 2017 }}</ref> Malouf later departed England to rejoin the Australian sevens program ahead of the [[2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens]].<ref name=trp-2018/> He represented Australia at the 2016 [[Olympic Games]].
Malouf was a member of the Australian men's rugby seven's squad at the [[Tokyo 2020 Olympics]]. The team came third in their pool round and then lost to Fiji 19–0 in the quarterfinal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021 |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-olympic-team/ |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=The Roar |language=en-US}}</ref> He competed for [[Australia national rugby sevens team|Australia]] at the [[2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens]] in [[Cape Town]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williamson |first=Nathan |date=2022-09-05 |title=Sevens sides confirmed for Rugby World Cup Sevens |url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/sevens-sides-confirmed-for-rugby-world-cup-sevens-2022830 |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=www.rugby.com.au |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-11 |title=GAME BY GAME: Australia Women claim Sevens World Cup, Men finish fourth |url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/rugby-sevens-world-cup-australia-title-how-to-watch-australia-fixtures-blog-results-success-202299 |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=www.rugby.com.au |language=en}}</ref>
In 2024, He was named in Australia's squad for the [[2024 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] in [[Paris]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-23 |title=Rugby Sevens launches Australia's Olympics campaign tonight |url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/rugby-sevens-launches-australias-olympics-campaign-tonight-2024723 |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=www.rugby.com.au |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-03 |title=Paris 2024 Olympics: Charlotte Caslick, Nicholas Malouf to Captain Australian Rugby Sevens Teams - Full Squads |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/australia-rugby-sevens-team-paris-2024-olympics-squad-list |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=olympics.com}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20240225183555/https://au7s.rugby/players/nick-malouf/1416 Nick Malouf] at [[Australia national rugby sevens team|AU7s]] (archived) * {{World Rugby Sevens Series player|mens/52216}} * {{It's Rugby|27685}} * {{Australian Olympic Committee|nick-malouf}} * {{Commonwealth Games Australia|nick-malouf}} * {{Olympics.com|nick-malouf}} * {{Olympedia}}
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