Sam "Rat" Cordingley (born 20 March 1976) is a former Australian

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footballer and member of the

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. Before retirement he played for the

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. He was educated at the St Patrick's Marist College, Dundas.

Career

He played junior rugby for Dundas Valley. He also played for the

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in Sydney, and made his debut for Queensland against Auckland in 1999. Cordingley made his Super 12 debut for the Queensland Reds that season in a match against the

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. The following season he was called up to the Wallabies squad and made his debut against

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. He went back at the Reds after three seasons in Europe with Welsh side Swansea and Grenoble of France. After playing for the Reds in

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, he was selected for the Wallabies squad. For the European winter season 2008–09, he returned to

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, in the French

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. The

signed Cordingley as a foundation member of their Super Rugby franchise 3 April 2010. However, he missed several games early in the

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due to a hip injury.

After retirement

Cordingley remained with the Rebels after the 2011 season. In

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, he was 'Player Recruitment Manager', first point of contact for prospective Rebels players, and continued as 'list manager' in

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. Early in 2014 Cordingley became General Manager of Rugby Operations at QRU.

References

External links

Rebels Media Unit news release, 17 February, 2011
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