Tim Horan
| Date of birth | 18 May 1970 | ||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||
| School | Downlands College | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Fly-half, Inside centre | ||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | ||
| 1989–2000 | Souths | ||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| Saracens F.C. | |||
| Super Rugby | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1996–2000 | Queensland Reds | 119 | (285) |
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1989–2000 1987 |
Australia Australian Schoolboys |
80 | (140) |
Tim Horan AM (born 18 May 1970) is a former Australian rugby union footballer. He played for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby|Super 12, and represented Australia, he was o ne of the best centres in the world throughout the 1990s due to his attacking prowess, formidable defence and playmaking ability. He became one of only twenty dual Rugby Union World Cup winners.
As well as inside centre, Horan also played fly-half and earned one international cap on the wing.
Horan's rugby career began at Toowoomba's Downlands College under First XV coach John Elders, a former coach of England. The Downlands First XV of 1987 was undefeated throughout the year, including matches against Sydney's Kings, Riverview and St Joseph's colleges. The side also included future Wallabies Brett Johnstone, Brett Robinson, Garrick Morgan, and Peter Ryan.
He initially partnered Jason Little, with whom he wrote a book, Perfect Union and later in his career, Daniel Herbert. Horan and Little met when they were 13 years old, rooming together for a rugby league representative team.
Horan played a role in Australia winning the 1999 Rugby World Cup. He was voted player of the tournament (winning himself a year's worth of Guinness for scoring the fastest try).
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