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Palmer was born in Shellharbour, New South Wales.
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He played for the Waratahs and Brumbies in Super Rugby, before a short stint with French club Grenoble. He also earned one cap for Australia in 2012. His usual position is tighthead property
His played his junior rugby with Kiama and at Warilla High School, and represented Australia at Schoolboy, Under-19, Under-20 levels.
He played his senior club rugby in Sydney for Southern Districts in the Shute Shield. In 2007, Palmer played for the Melbourne Rebels in the Australian Rugby Championship.
He joined the New South Wales Waratahs squad in 2008 and was signed to a three-year deal after making his debut against the Highlanders in round three of the Super 14 competition. In 2011 he was looking for more playing time and moved to ACT to play for the Brumbies, where he became their starting tighthead property
Palmer was capped as the starting tighthead prop for Australia against Scotland in Newcastle on 5 June 2012.
In January 2013, Palmer signed to play for Football Club Grenoble from the 2013-2014 season. However, he never played a match for Grenoble due to a persistent foot injury and subsequently announced his retirement from rugby union at the end of 2014. He returned to Australia to combine university studies with a scrum coaching role at the University of Canberra Vikings and the Brumbies.
Despite a drop in weight to below 16 stones, Palmer returned to the playing roster at the Brumbies as a short term appointment at prop for team"s tour to South Africa during the 2015 Super Rugby season.
