Heath Tessmann (born 3 March 1984 in Ayr, Australia) is a rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is hooker. He represented the Rebels in Super Rugby, making his franchise debut in Week 1 of the 2011 Super Rugby season and continuing into the 2012 season.
| Birth name | Heath Tessmann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 March 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ayr, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He signed a short-term contract with the Western Force ahead of the 2013 Super Rugby season in order to provide injury cover for the franchise.[1][2]
Super Rugby statistics
edit- As of 25 July 2016[3]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 2011 | Rebels | 10 | 0 | 10 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Force | 13 | 10 | 3 | 857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Force | 15 | 0 | 15 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Force | 14 | 0 | 14 | 307 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Force | 9 | 5 | 4 | 382 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 61 | 15 | 46 | 1847 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "Western Force sign former Rebels hooker Heath Tessmann as injury cover". Sky Sports. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ "Heath Tessmann Western Force Player Profile". Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.