| Birth date | 3 March 1998 (age 28) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb; 205 lb)[1] |
| School | Toowoomba Grammar School |
| University | Bond University |
| Ru currentteam | Western Force |
| Youthyears 1 | 2008[2] |
| Youthclubs 1 | Toowoomba Bears Rugby Club |
| Youthyears 2 | 2005–2015[2] |
| Youthclubs 2 | Toowoomba Grammar School |
| Youthyears 3 | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs 3 | Reds Academy |
| Amatyears 1 | 2016–2019 |
| Amatteam 1 | Bond University |
| Amatyears 2 | 2020–2022 |
| Amatteam 2 | Brothers |
| Years 1 | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs 1 | Queensland Country |
| Apps 1 | 26 |
| Points 1 | 103 |
| Ru clubupdate | 12 October 2019[3] |
| Superyears 1 | 2017–2022 |
| Super 1 | Queensland Reds |
| Superapps 1 | 72 |
| Superpoints 1 | 47 |
| Superyears 2 | 2023– |
| Super 2 | Western Force |
| Superapps 2 | 55 |
| Superpoints 2 | 22 |
| Superupdate | 30 May 2026 |
| Repyears 1 | 2016–2017 |
| Repteam 1 | Australia U20 |
| Repcaps 1 | 8 |
| Reppoints 1 | 5 |
| Repyears 2 | 2022–2024 |
| Repteam 2 | Australia A |
| Repcaps 2 | 3 |
| Reppoints 2 | 5 |
| Repyears 3 | 2024– |
| Repteam 3 | Australia |
| Repcaps 3 | 4 |
| Reppoints 3 | 0 |
| Ru ntupdate | 8 September 2024 |
Hamish Stewart (born 3 March 1998) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Perth-based Western Force in the Super Rugby as a centre. Stewart came through the Reds Academy after playing junior rugby for the Toowoomba Bears Rugby Club and Toowoomba Grammar School. Stewart has played club rugby for Bond University and Brothers in Brisbane's Premier Rugby competition, as well as Queensland Country in the former National Rugby Championship (NRC). Stewart made his Super Rugby debut for the Queensland Reds in 2017 and played a total of six seasons for the team between 2017 and 2022.
Early life
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]
Career
Queensland Reds
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.
Western Force
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.
In August 2025 Stewart signed a new two-year deal with the Western Force, which would run until the end of 2027.[9]
International career
In June 2022, Stewart was selected in the Australia A squad ahead of the 2022 Pacific Nations Cup.[10] Stewart started in the first match of the tournament against Samoa.[11] He was involved in the teams second try scored by scrum-half Ryan Lonergan, after offloading the ball to Lalakai Foketi in the teams own half whom offloaded to Lonergan for a try.[11] Stewart played again for Australia A in their third and final fixture of the tournament against Tonga, coming on as a 40th minute substitute.[12] Australia A finished the tournament with two wins and loss, and second overall.[13]
Stewart was named in the first Australia squad announcement for the 2024 Rugby Championship in August 2024.[14] Stewart was not named in any matchday squad until their Round 3 matchup against Argentina.[15] Stewart made his international debut against Argentina on 31 August 2024, starting the match at inside centre (No. 12) and played the full 80 minutes.[16] Australia won 20–19 in La Plata.[17] Stewart started in their second match against Argentina, playing the full duration of the match. Australia record a historic defeat to Argentina 67–27.[18] Just months later, Stewart was called-up to the Australia A squad on their tour of England alongside the Wallabies' Grand Slam tour.[19] Surprisingly, Stewart played fly-half for Australia A against the Bristol Bears at Ashton Gate which finished in a 10–10 draw.[20] Stewart started the teams next match against England A, losing 38–17 at the Twickenham Stoop.[21]
In August 2025, Stewart was called-up to the Wallabies squad in South Africa as injury cover after their first fixture in the 2025 Rugby Championship.[22]
Statistics
- Super Rugby statistics only.
| Team | Competition | Season | Matches | Starts | Sub. | Min. | Tries | Con. | Pen. | Drop. | Points | Yel. | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland Reds | Super Rugby | 2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 105 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 650 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 702 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 464 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020 (AU) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 721 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021 (AU) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 484 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021 (TT) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1,150 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Queensland Reds Total | 72 | 57 | 14 | 4,497 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Western Force | Super Rugby | 2023 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 977 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1,066 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 953 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Western Force Total | 40 | 40 | 0 | 2,996 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 112 | 97 | 14 | 7,493 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 4 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ "Hamish Stewart – Western Force". westernforce.rugby. Archived 28 August 2024 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Stewart shaped by country roots". Rugby.com.au. 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Hamish Stewart – It's Rugby". itsrugby.co.uk. Archived 27 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Wallaby Stewart re-signs with Force after career-best season". westernforce.rugby. 5 August 2024.
- ^ O'Brien, Connor (30 July 2016). "Bond University flyhalf Hamish Stewart impressing on the Gold Coast and tipped for bright future". Gold Coast Bulletin. News Corp Australia
- ^ "Hurricanes battle past fiery Reds". SANZAAR. 1 April 2017. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017.
- ^ "Six-try Brumbies thrash hapless Reds". SANZAAR. 8 April 2017. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Hamish Stewart | Reds Rugby". redsrugby.com.au. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (6 August 2025). "Wallabies centre Hamish Stewart locked in at Western Force for World Cup bid". Rugby.com.au. Archived 17 August 2025 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (14 June 2022). "Australia A squad confirmed for Pacific Nations Cup". Rugby.com.au
- ^ Tucker, Jim (2 July 2022). "Careless and creative from Australia A in loss to Samoa". Rugby.com.au. Archived 3 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Pacific Nations Cup – Tonga vs Australia XV". Rugby.com.au. Rugby Australia. Archived 13 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Samoa win the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup 2022". oceania.rugby. Oceania Rugby. 16 July 2022. Archived 11 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Wallabies squad confirmed for South Africa Tests". wallabies.rugby. Rugby Australia. 1 August 2024. Archived 28 April 2025 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Harry Wilson to captain Wallabies amid five changes for Test against Argentina". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. 30 August 2024. Archived 31 August 2024 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Rugby Championship: Western Force centre Hamish Stewart named to make Wallabies debut". The West Australian. Seven West Media
- ^ "Wallabies edge Argentina to claim first Rugby Championship victory in La Plata". ABC Newws. 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Argentina condemn Australia to biggest Test defeat". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 September 2024. Archived 14 September 2024 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Swain to lead Australia XV, Stewart to start at flyhalf against Bristol". wallabies.rugby. 7 November 2024. Archived 6 November 2024 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Report: Bristol Bears 10–10 Australia XV". bristolbearsrugby.com. Bristol Bears. 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Tour Match – England A vs Australia XV". Rugby.com.au. Rugby Australia.
- ^ Atkinson, Mark (17 August 2025). "Wallabies count injury cost of stunning South Africa win as Edinburgh Rugby star wins second cap". The Scotsman. National World. Archived 17 August 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "Hamish Stewart: Stats – All Rugby". All Rugby