Joe Powell (rugby union)
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Date of birth | 11 April 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Canberra, ACT, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (13 st 1 lb; 183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Marist College Canberra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Katrina Powell (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joe Powell (born 11 April 1994) is an Australian rugby union player who currently plays as a scrum-half for the Rebels in the Super Rugby.[1][2] He is also a member of the Brumbies extended playing squad, making his first appearances for the franchise during the 2015 Super Rugby season.[3]
Powell was a member of the Australian schoolboys shadow squad in 2012 and was part of the Australia under-20 side which competed in the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship in New Zealand.[3] In 2016, he was selected in the 39-man Australian squad for the Test series against England.[4]
Powell was the starting scrumhalf in the Brumbies 28-23 grand final victory over the Queensland Reds to claim the 2020 Super Rugby AU title.[5]
Powell has signed for the Melbourne Rebels on a two-year deal from the 2021 season.[6]
Powell is of Irish descent and holds dual Australian and Irish citizenship.[7]
Super Rugby statistics[]
- As of 12 June 2021[2]
Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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2015 | Brumbies | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | Brumbies | 8 | 1 | 7 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | Brumbies | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1063 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | Brumbies | 16 | 14 | 2 | 921 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | Brumbies | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1165 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | Brumbies | 6 | 5 | 1 | 330 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
2020 AU | Brumbies | 7 | 7 | 0 | 432 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
2021 AU | Rebels | 8 | 8 | 0 | 612 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
2021 TT | Rebels | 5 | 5 | 0 | 313 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 86 | 72 | 14 | 5027 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ "Joe Powell Canberra Vikings Player Profile". UC Vikings. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Joe Powell itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Joe Powell Player Profile". Brumbies. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/rugby-union/wallabies-name-brumbies-joe-powell-among-10-uncapped-players-in-squad-for-england-test-series/ar-BBtv1ix
- ^ "Brumbies claim Super Rugby AU title with thrilling victory over Reds". Canberra Weekly. Newstate Media. 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Rebels sign Wallabies scrum half Joe Powell" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ Newman, Beth. "Powell 'itchy' to return to Test arena". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby union players
- Australian people of Irish descent
- Australia international rugby union players
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- Canberra Vikings players
- Brumbies players
- Sportspeople from Canberra
- Melbourne Rebels players