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Rob Leota
Birth nameRobert Leota
Date of birth (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birthPreston, Victoria, Australia
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb)
SchoolThornbury High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Number 8
Current team Rebels
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020 Eastern Suburbs 5 (0)
Correct as of 16 July 2022
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–2024 Rebels 56 (10)
2016–2019 Melbourne Rising 21 (6)
Correct as of 8 June 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015 Australia Schoolboys 1 (0)
2016 Australia U20 5 (5)
2021– Australia 21 (10)
Correct as of 27 November 2022

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.

Rugby career

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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

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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

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  1. ^ RA & the private schoolboy image ABC News 14 June 2023
  2. ^ Williamson, Nathan. "When Wallaby Rob Leota locked down with Hollywood superstar Jacob Elordi". Rugby.com.au. Rugby Australia. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Brittany. "Rebels skipper Leota's Hollywood pitch to save struggling club". ESPN. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Unknown".[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Rugby Championship 2021: Australia 28 FT 26 South Africa". ESPN. 12 September 2021. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021.
  7. ^ Tucker, Jim (12 September 2021). "Five things we learnt from Wallabies v Springboks". rugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Player Statistics". It's Rugby.
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