Jordan Petaia
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Date of birth | 14 March 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb; 216 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Brisbane State High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jordan Petaia (born 14 March 2000) is an Australian rugby professional player currently playing for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby and for Australia in international matches. A utility back, Petaia is most often used in the centres for both club and country.
Early life[]
Petaia is of Samoan and Australian descent. He was born in Victoria in 2000, and raised in Brisbane, Queensland.[2]
During his time at Brisbane State High School Petaia spent time playing on the wing for the 2016 1st XV Premiership team and in his final year played fullback.[3] In his final year at the school he was selected in the Australian Schools Rugby Union side that played Fiji and New Zealand. [4] Petaia has cited former Queensland Reds player Will Genia in the 2011 Super Rugby Final as a turning point in his journey in becoming a professional rugby player.[5]
Rugby career[]
Petaia made his Super Rugby debut on 7 April 2018, round 8, against the Brumbies at GIO Stadium, Canberra. The Queensland Reds lost 45–21.[6][7][8] Petaia scored his first ever try in the Super Rugby and for the Queensland Reds in round 14 against the Hurricanes, losing narrowly, 38–34 in Wellington.[9][10] Petaia's second try came against rivals the New South Wales Waratahs in round 16. The Queensland Reds lost at home – Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane – 41–52.[11]
International career[]
Australia[]
Petaia was called up to the Australia squad by coach Michael Cheika in early August 2018, before Bledisloe Test One in Sydney, New South Wales.[12] However, he did not make the final team to play against New Zealand.[13]
His international debut was during a pool match against Uruguay in the 2019 Rugby World Cup, scoring a try on his second touch. [14] He set up another try before being rested at half time.
References[]
- ^ Newman, Beth (13 November 2018). "The family ties that bind To'omua and heir Jordan". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ Phillips, Sam (5 April 2018). "Reds name youngest Super Rugby debutant in history". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ Ticker, Jim (4 July 2018). "Super Rugby: Queensland Reds put Jordan Petaia in hot seat for Melbourne Rebels clash". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "ASRU-TEAMS-2010-2018.pdf" (PDF). schoolsrugby.com.au. Australian Schools Rugby Union. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ Payten, Iain (8 August 2018). "The moment Will Genia inspired Jordan Petaia to be a Wallaby". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Brumbies v Reds". Nine's Wide World of Sports. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ Doran, Christy (7 April 2018). "Super Rugby: Brumbies beat Reds 45-21 in crucial Canberra clash". Fox Sports Australia. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ Caffrey, Oliver (8 April 2018). "Super Rugby: Brumbies score big win over Reds". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ Ticker, Jim (19 May 2018). "Super Rugby: Queensland Reds suffer narrow loss to Hurricanes". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Reds beaten by Hurricanes in Super Rugby". SBS News. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Queensland Reds vs. New South Wales Waratahs". ESPN. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ Newman, Beth (5 August 2018). "Teenager Petaia bolts into Wallabies' Bledisloe camp". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ Newman, Beth (12 August 2018). "Hodge coy on move to no.13 as Cheika names Wallabies squad for Bledisloe". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ Decent, Tom (5 October 2019). "Wallabies cruise to victory over Uruguay as Petaia stars on debut". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
External links[]
- Jordan Petaia at ESPNscrum
- Jordan Petaia at ItsRugby.co.uk
- 2000 births
- Australian rugby union players
- Australia international rugby union players
- Australian people of Samoan descent
- People educated at Brisbane State High School
- Queensland Reds players
- Rugby union centres
- Living people
- Queensland Country (NRC team) players