Theo Vukašinović

Theo Heffernan Vukašinović (born 25 June 1996) is an English rugby union lock. 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.

Theo Vukašinović
Birth nameTheo Heffernan Vukašinović
Date of birth (1996-06-25) 25 June 1996
Place of birthWandsworth, England
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb)
SchoolReed's School
UniversityLoughborough University[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Northampton Saints
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014-2015
2018-2019
2019-2022

London Irish
London Scottish
Wasps

Northampton Saints 2023-present
19
7

0
Correct as of 07 September 2020

Early life

Vukašinović 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

On 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
  1. "Theo Vukašinović". www.wasps.co.uk.
  2. "Theo Vukašinović". ESPNscrum.
  3. Smith, Joe Luca (2018-06-07). "Second row Vukasinovic graduates into rugby". London Scottish F.C. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  4. Verdier, Nick (2014-11-06). "LV=Cup round 2 teams". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  5. 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
  6. "England Students gather ahead of France fixtures". England Rugby. Archived from the original on 2018-02-03. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  7. Bridge, Bobby (2019-05-23). "Wasps make EIGHTH new signing ahead of 2019/20 Gallagher Premiership season". Coventry Telegraph.
  8. "Theo Vukasinovic: Wasps sign lock from London Scottish". BBC Sport. 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  9. Bridge, Bobby (2022-10-17). "Wasps' administration confirmed as 167 employees made redundant". CoventryLive. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  10. "Knights Sign Lock Theo Vukasinovic". DRFC. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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