Hamish Stewart Explained

Hamish Stewart
Birth Date:3 March 1998
Birth Place:Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Height:183cm (72inches)[1]
Weight:90kg (200lb)
School:Toowoomba Grammar School
University:Bond University
Ru Currentteam:Western Force
Ru Position:Centre, Fly-half
Youthyears1:2008[2]
Youthclubs1:Toowoomba Bears Rugby Club
Youthyears2:2005–2015
Youthclubs2:Toowoomba Grammar School
Youthyears3:2016–2017
Youthclubs3:Reds Academy
Amatyears1:2016–2019
Amatteam1:Bond University
Amatyears2:2020–2022
Amatteam2:Brothers
Years1:2017–2019
Clubs1:Queensland Country
Apps1:26
Points1:103
Ru Clubupdate:12 October 2019[3]
Superyears1:2017–2022
Super1:Queensland Reds
Superapps1:72
Superpoints1:47
Superyears2:2023–
Super2:Western Force
Superapps2:28
Superpoints2:12
Superupdate:1 June 2024
Repyears1:2017
Repteam1:Australia U20
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0
Repyears2:2022
Repteam2:Australia A
Repcaps2:2
Reppoints2:5
Repyears3:2024–
Repteam3:Australia
Repcaps3:1
Reppoints3:0-->
Ru Ntupdate:1 November 2024
Repyears4:2024–
Repteam4:Australia
Repcaps4:2
Reppoints4:0

Hamish Stewart (born 3 March 1998) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Perth-based Western Force as a centre. Stewart played six seasons for the in the Super Rugby competition after a late-season debut in 2017.

Early life and career

Stewart was born in Toowoomba, in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia.[1] [4] He grew up on a horse farm on the outskirts of Toowoomba where he was educated at Toowoomba Grammar School before moving to the Gold Coast to study at Bond University.[5] On the Gold Coast, Stewart played for the Bond University Rugby Club and later joined the Queensland Reds senior team the following season. Having been named in the Queensland Reds squad against the Hurricanes in the sixth round of the 2017 Super Rugby season,[6] Stewart made his debut the following round against the Brumbies in Canberra. Stewart came off the bench, replacing fly-half Jake McIntyre in the seventy-third minute.[7] Stewart played a total of six seasons with the Reds, scoring forty-seven points (including six tries) in seventy-two matches.

He signed a two-year deal to play for the Western Force on 5 August 2022. His main positions are fly-half. On 8 May 2021, he celebrated the first title in a decade for the Queensland Reds when he played at inside centre in the 2021 Super Rugby AU Final at Lang Park. Stewart made seven tackles in the midfield and played solidly for the full eighty minutes in the 19–16 victory over the ACT Brumbies in front of 41,637 fans. He is highly regarded for his stout and fearless defence and work over the ball which is a throwback to starting out as a schoolboy flanker. A versatile contributor, he has a smart running and passing game. In 2022, he was recognised with selection for Australia A in games against Samoa, Tonga and Japan (two). He previously represented Australia in the national under 20s team.[8] In 2017, he started at fly-half in the Queensland Country side that beat the Canberra Vikings 42–28 in Canberra to win the final of the 2017 National Rugby Championship.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hamish Stewart – Western Force . live . westernforce.rugby . https://web.archive.org/web/20240828070644/https://westernforce.rugby/players/hamish-stewart/1767 . 28 August 2024 .
  2. Web site: 31 October 2017 . Stewart shaped by country roots . rugby.com.au .
  3. Web site: Hamish Stewart – It's Rugby . live . itsrugby.co.uk . https://web.archive.org/web/20200527035744/https://www.itsrugby.co.uk/players/hamish-stewart-40599.html . 27 May 2020 .
  4. Web site: 5 August 2024 . Wallaby Stewart re-signs with Force after career-best season . westernforce.rugby .
  5. News: O'Brien . Connor . 30 July 2016 . Bond University flyhalf Hamish Stewart impressing on the Gold Coast and tipped for bright future . . .
  6. Web site: Hurricanes battle past fiery Reds . SANZAAR . 1 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170403081200/http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/hurricanes-battle-past-fiery-reds . 3 April 2017 . dead .
  7. Web site: Six-try Brumbies thrash hapless Reds . SANZAAR . 8 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170415085909/http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/six-try-brumbies-thrash-hapless-reds . 15 April 2017 . dead .
  8. Web site: Hamish Stewart. www.redsrugby.com.au. 14 July 2017 .