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Michael Lipman Full name Michael Ross Lipman Date of birth 16 January 1980 Place of birth London, England Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight 99 kg (15 st 8 lb) School St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill Rugby union career Playing career Position Flanker Youth clubs Meringa Professional / senior clubs Years Club / team Caps (points) 2001 - 2003
2003 - 2009Bristol Rugby
Bath Rugby23
94(5)
(55)Provincial/State sides Years Club / team Caps (points) 2010 - Warringah Super Rugby Years Club / team Caps (points) 1999 - 2000
2011 -Waratahs
Rebels0
0(0)
(0)National team(s) Years Club / team Caps (points) 2004 - 2008 England 10 (0) Michael Lipman (born 16 January 1980 in London) is an English rugby union footballer, who plays at Flanker, and is contracted to the Melbourne Rebels.
Lipman has also played at International level for England.
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Early career in Australia
Lipman was born in London but was brought up in New South Wales, Australia.[1]
He played for the under 21 New South Wales and Australian teams, and played for the Warringah rugby club.
Lipman played for Waratahs 'B' but was unable to secure a contract.[1]
Domestic career in England
He joined the Bristol Rugby club in the summer of 2001 and played in the Zurich Premiership during the 2001/02 and 2002/03 seasons, earning 21 games in total.
After Bristol were relegated in the 2002/03 season,[2] Lipman signed for Bath.[3]
In 2003 where he played over twenty games for Bath throughout the 2003/04 season, including Heineken Cup games. The following season he played 19 games, scoring three tries throughout that season. He missed the end of the season after rupturing a tendon in his ankle in February 2005. He had less game time throughout the 2005-06 season, due to a double fracture of his cheekbone and eye socket which was sustained in a pre-season win over Exeter Chiefs in August 2005.[4]
After sustaining injuries in late 2006, Michael Lipman threw himself into community work during his time out of action, and his cheerful and committed attitude won him the Community Player of the Year award for 2006/07.[5]
He was unavailable until January 2007, but marked his return by scoring a try against Montpellier in the European Challenge Cup, and finished the season back as the first choice 7, and in the England Saxons squad for the 2007 Churchill Cup.
During the 2007-08 season he brought up the 100 cap milestone of appearances for Bath Rugby and played in the final of the 2007–08 European Challenge Cup.[6]
He was joint-captain with Alex Crockett for the 2008-09 season.[7]
International career
Lipman was selected to be a member of the Senior 2004 summer tour of Australasia. He made his debut for England against New Zealand.[8]
Lipman had a great 2005-06 season despite the injuries in early 2005. His form saw him selected for England's 2006 summer tour of Australia to contest the Cook Cup.[9]
He made his first start in the second Test at Docklands Stadium, Melbourne.[10] In August 2006 he was included in England's Elite Player Squad for the 2006-07 season.[11]
The 2007-08 season saw Lipman’s continued re-emergence on both the international and domestic front. He practically made the number seven shirt his own that season and his excellent form for Bath Rugby was rewarded with a call-up into England’s squad for the 2008 Six Nations, winning him four caps against Italy, France, Ireland and Scotland. He had previously won 3 caps for England.
He started for England at 7 against New Zealand on the All Blacks' Grand Slam tour of 2008 in the 2008 end of year rugby tests, his tenth and final International appearance.[12]
Controversy
Michael Lipman resigned from Bath along with Alex Crockett and Andrew Higgins on 1 June 2009[13][14] in controversial circumstances amid allegations of refusing to take drug tests which the players deny. The RFU announced on 17 June that they would face an RFU disciplinary panel charged with "conduct prejudicial to the interests of the game".[15]
Return to Australia
In April 2010 he was named in the starting side for Warringah in New South Wales' Tooheys New Shute Shield.[16]
On 24 May, the Melbourne Rebels announced that they had signed Michael Lipman along with Cooper Vuna of the Newcastle Knights.[17][18]
References
- ^ a b Hewett, Chris (22 April 2006). "The Saturday Interview: Michael Lipman". London: The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/the-saturday-interview-michael-lipman-475100.html. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ "Bristol hit rock bottom". BBC. 10 May 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/3017387.stm. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ "Bath make signing number eight". ESPN Scrum. 25 June 2003. http://www.scrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/47288.html. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ "Lipman blow for Bath". Guinness Premiership official site. 15 August 2005. http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/news/3559.php. Retrieved 2010-06-28.[dead link]
- ^ "Lipman wins Community player of the year". Bath official site. 2 May 2007. http://www.bathrugby.com/news/6301.php. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ "Bath secure Challenge Cup glory". BBC. 25 May 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7408294.stm. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ "Forward Lipman named Bath captain". BBC. 7 August 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/bath/7547915.stm. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ "New Zealand 36-12 England". BBC. 19 June 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/3816711.stm. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ "England recall for veteran Catt". BBC. 15 May 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/4770099.stm. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ "Australia 43-18 England". BBC. 17 June 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/5081152.stm. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ "Voyce dropped from England elite". BBC. 1 August 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/5234342.stm. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ Orlovac, Mark (29 November 2008). "England 6-32 New Zealand". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7753049.stm. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ "Bath Rugby Statement". Bath Rugby PLC. 6 January 2009. http://www.bathrugby.com/7823.php. Retrieved 2009-01-06.[dead link]
- ^ "High profile Bath trio quit club". The BBC. 1 June 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/bath/8055662.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ^ "Ex Bath quartet to face RFU panel". BBC Sport. 17 June 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/bath/8093596.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- ^ "2010 Tooheys New Shute Shield :: Round 1 Teams". NSW Rugby Union. 7 April 2010. http://www.nswrugby.com.au/MediaExtranet/News/2010/April/2010TooheysNewShuteShieldRound1Teams.aspx. Retrieved 2010-07-04.[dead link]
- ^ "Lipman, Vuna Sign" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. 2010-05-24. http://www.rebel-army.com/archives/229. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
- ^ "Lipman signs with Rebels". Sydney Morning Herald (Australia: Fairfax). 2010-05-24. http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/lipman-signs-with-rebels-20100524-w724.html. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
External links
- Michael Lipman Melbourne Rebels Super Rugby
- Michael Lipman Bath Rugby
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