{"id":709347,"date":"2026-06-02T01:01:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T01:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/709347\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T01:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T01:01:08","slug":"toole-time-corey-re-signs-with-australian-rugby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/709347\/","title":{"rendered":"Toole time: Corey re-signs with Australian Rugby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Rugby Australia and the ACT Brumbies are thrilled to announce winger Corey Toole has committed his future, re-signing until the end of the 2028 season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wallabies.rugby\/tickets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"css-tm001h\">Tickets to the Wallabies 2026 home Tests are available to purchase here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Toole began his rugby journey as a Wagga Wagga junior before moving to Canberra and linking up with the ACT Brumbies Academy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">It was from there his pace and acceleration were noticed by the Australia Sevens program, who signed Toole ahead of the 2021\/22 season where he finished as the World Series leading try-scorer (43 tries) to help Australia secure its historic first World Rugby Sevens Series title.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">From there he was selected in teams for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and Sevens Rugby World Cup in Cape Town.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">He re-joined the XV-man game in 2023, making his Super Rugby Pacific debut for the Brumbies that year \u2013 quickly earning a reputation as the fastest player in the competition over his first two years, while also getting a call up to the Australia A program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">He returned to the Sevens set up for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris before another stellar season for the Brumbies saw him named in the Wallabies 2025 British &amp; Irish Lions squad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">His Wallabies debut came against South Africa in Cape Town later that year where he scored a trademark try with one of his touches of the ball \u2013 before going on to wear the gold jersey six times in his first Test season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Wallaby number 992 and ACT Brumbies winger Corey Toole: &#8220;I\u2019m incredibly excited to extend my time with the Brumbies and Rugby Australia. Canberra certainly felt like home since the day I arrived and there\u2019s nowhere else I\u2019d rather be developing my game right now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">&#8220;Working alongside world-class coaches and playing with this group makes coming to work every day special.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">\u201cWe have a driving ambition to deliver success for our loyal supporters in the ACT and I\u2019m fully focused on contributing to that while continuing to push for higher honours in the gold jersey.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Rugby Australia\u2019s Director of High Performance, Peter Horne said: &#8220;Corey\u2019s re-commitment is a great result for Australian Rugby.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">\u201cHis speed makes him a rare talent, who progressed through the Australian Rugby pathways, tasted World Series success, and represented Australia at the Olympics before transitioning into Super Rugby Pacific and the Wallabies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">&#8220;Retaining homegrown players like Corey is crucial for the depth and future success of our national programs as we build towards next year and beyond.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">ACT Brumbies head coach Stephen Larkham said: \u201cWe\u2019re very pleased that Corey will be staying in the ACT with the Brumbies. His pace and skillset make him a genuine game-breaker for our side, while his character and personality around the group are a terrific example of what it means to be a Brumbies player.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">\u201cRetaining players who have come through our pathways system is a major priority for the club, and Corey is a great example of the opportunities available across the ACT and Southern NSW region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">\u201cCorey has already shown enormous potential at Super Rugby level, and we\u2019re looking forward to seeing him continue to grow and evolve over the next two seasons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Corey Toole<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Position: Winger<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Height: 178cm<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Weight: 85kg<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Born: 7\/03\/2000<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Place of birth: Forbes, New South Wales<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Test debut: 2025 v South Africa in Cape Town<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Wallaby number: 992<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Test caps: 6<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Super Rugby Pacific Club: ACT Brumbies<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Super Rugby Pacific debut: 2023 v NSW Waratahs in Sydney<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Super Rugby Pacific caps: 54<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">First Rugby Club: Wagga Crows<\/p>\n<p>2026 Wallabies Fixtures<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Wallabies vs Ireland, 8:00pm AEST on Saturday July 4 at Allianz Stadium, Sydney<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Wallabies vs France, 5:30pm AEST on Saturday July 11 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Wallabies vs Italy, 6:00pm AWST on Saturday July 18 at HBF Park, Perth<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Wallabies vs Japan, Saturday August 8 at Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashi-Osaka<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Wallabies vs Japan, 3:00pm AEST on Saturday August 15 at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Wallabies vs Argentina 5:00am AEST on Sunday August 30 at Estadio 23 de Agosto, San Salvador de Jujuy<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Wallabies vs Argentina, 5:00am AEST on Sunday September 6 at Est\u00e1dio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Wallabies vs South Africa, 5:30pm AWST on Sunday September 27 at Optus Stadium, Perth<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Wallabies vs New Zealand, 3:10pm AEST on Saturday October 10 at Eden Park, Auckland<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Wallabies vs New Zealand, 3:45pm AEST on Saturday October 17 at Accor Stadium, Sydney<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Wallabies vs England, 2:10am AEDT on Monday November 9 at Allianz Stadium Twickenham, London<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Wallabies vs Scotland, 2:10am AEDT on Monday November 16 at Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Wallabies vs Wales, 7:10am AEDT on Sunday November 22, Principality Stadium, Cardiff<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Nations Championships Finals Weekend, Weekend starting November 27<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rugby Australia and the ACT Brumbies are thrilled to announce winger Corey Toole has committed his future, re-signing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":709348,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[58864,64,63,84936,760,85,2500],"class_list":["post-709347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-act-brumbies","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-corey-toole","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-wallabies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=709347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/709348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=709347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=709347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=709347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}