Theo Heffernan Vukašinović (born 25 June 1996) is an English rugby union lock who plays for RFC Los Angeles in the MLR. He appeared 19 times for RFU Championship club London Scottish in the 2018/19 season. Ahead of the 2019/2020 season he joined Premiership Rugby team Wasps RFC.
| Birth name | Theo Heffernan Vukašinović | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 June 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wandsworth, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Reed's School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Loughborough University[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editVukašinović was born on 25 June 1996 in Wandsworth, London.[2] He attended Reed's School in Cobham, Surrey, England. While there, he played Under 18 representative rugby for London Irish. He signed a one-year Senior Academy contract with them in 2014,[3] and made his Senior debut for them in November against Wasps RFC in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.[4]
The following year he declined a further contract with London Irish, instead continuing his academic studies at Loughborough University. He played for the university in rugby union National League 1 and in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Super Rugby.[3] BUCS Super Rugby colour commentators described him as a "modern-day second row" and a "great all round athlete".[5] He was included in the training squad for England Students in 2018.[6]
Rugby career
editOn graduation, Vukašinović rejoined professional rugby, agreeing a contract with RFU Championship club London Scottish for the 2018/19 season.[3] He appeared 19 times for them.[7] In May 2019, he joined Premiership Rugby team Wasps RFC for the 2019/2020 season.[8] Wasps entered administration on 17 October 2022 and Vukašinović was made redundant along with all other players and coaching staff.[9] On 2 November 2022, Vuksinovic signed for Doncaster Knights in the RFU Championship for the 2022-23 season.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Theo Vukašinović". www.wasps.co.uk.
- ^ "Theo Vukašinović". ESPNscrum.
- ^ a b c Smith, Joe Luca (2018-06-07). "Second row Vukasinovic graduates into rugby". London Scottish F.C. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ Verdier, Nick (2014-11-06). "LV=Cup round 2 teams". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ Colour commentators discussing Theo Vukasinovic. Theo Vukasinovic - BUCS Super Rugby Highlights (Television production). BUCS Super Rugby. Event occurs at 0:37, 1:48 minutes in.
He's just a great all round athlete, and that's what you need ... he's a certain modern-day second row sight to see
- ^ "England Students gather ahead of France fixtures". England Rugby. Archived from the original on 2018-02-03. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ Bridge, Bobby (2019-05-23). "Wasps make EIGHTH new signing ahead of 2019/20 Gallagher Premiership season". Coventry Telegraph.
- ^ "Theo Vukasinovic: Wasps sign lock from London Scottish". BBC Sport. 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
- ^ Bridge, Bobby (2022-10-17). "Wasps' administration confirmed as 167 employees made redundant". CoventryLive. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ "Knights Sign Lock Theo Vukasinovic". DRFC. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.