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Robert Leota (born 3 March 1997) is an Australian professional rugby union player for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby and for Australia in international rugby. His usual position is flanker and Number 8.
| Birth name | Robert Leota | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 March 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Preston, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Thornbury High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby career edit
Leota attended Thornbury High School,[1] and during his junior rugby years, Leota was teammates with actor Jacob Elordi.[2][3]
Leota made his debut for the Rebels against the Crusaders as a replacement in a heavy defeat at AMI Stadium.[4]
Leota was named in Australia's team for the 2021 Rugby Championship match against South Africa, played on the Gold Coast.[5] He made his test debut in the 74th minute of the match, won 28–26 against the World Cup champions.[6][7]
Statistics edit
- As of 3 June 2023[8]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Rebels | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Rebels | 13 | 3 | 10 | 394 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Rebels | 6 | 1 | 5 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 AU | Rebels | 6 | 0 | 6 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 AU | Rebels | 7 | 3 | 4 | 304 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 TT | Rebels | 5 | 5 | 0 | 376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Rebels | 6 | 6 | 0 | 445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 44 | 18 | 26 | 1,772 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
References edit
- ^ RA & the private schoolboy image ABC News 14 June 2023
- ^ Williamson, Nathan. "When Wallaby Rob Leota locked down with Hollywood superstar Jacob Elordi". Rugby.com.au. Rugby Australia. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Mitchell, Brittany. "Rebels skipper Leota's Hollywood pitch to save struggling club". ESPN. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Unknown".[permanent dead link]
- ^ Decent, Tom (10 September 2021). "He's back: Cooper to partner McDermott against Springboks, Bell starts". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Rugby Championship 2021: Australia 28 FT 26 South Africa". ESPN. 12 September 2021. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021.
- ^ Tucker, Jim (12 September 2021). "Five things we learnt from Wallabies v Springboks". rugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Player Statistics". It's Rugby.
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