Angus Cottrell

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Angus Cottrell
Birth nameAngus Cottrell
Date of birth (1989-11-20) 20 November 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
School Brisbane Boys' College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008–11 West Brisbane Bulldogs ()
2015 Perth Spirit 6 (10)
2018–2019 Melbourne Rising 5 (10)
2021–2022 LA Giltinis 21 (70)
Correct as of 2 March 2022
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2017 Force 56 (25)
2018–2020 Rebels 34 (20)
Correct as of 3 November 2020

Angus Cottrell (born 20 November 1989) is an Australian former professional rugby union player. His playing position is flanker. He currently plays for the LA Giltinis of Major League Rugby (MLR).

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He previously represented the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby.

Early life

Cottrell was born in Brisbane, Australia and attended Brisbane Boys' College. His father, Nev Cottrell Jr, played representative rugby for Queensland in the late 1970s. His grandfather, Nev "Notchy" Cottrell, captained the Wallabies playing at hooker for two Tests against the British and Irish Lions in 1950. [1]

Cottrell currently studies a Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/Bachelor of Commerce at Deakin University. [2]

Career

In 2011, while playing for West Brisbane Bulldogs in Queensland Premier Rugby, Cottrell was recruited by Super Rugby franchise the Western Force. He made his debut in Week 1 of the 2012 Super Rugby season against the Brumbies in Canberra. [1]

Cottrell signed for the Melbourne Rebels for the 2018 Super Rugby season after failing to make the field for the Force during 2017 due to injury. After being tipped for an international debut by media during 2018, Cottrell was called into the Wallabies during the 2018 Rugby Championship as injury cover for Lukhan Tui.

Cottrell played two seasons for the LA Giltinis and was considered among the best forwards in Major League Rugby, playing a critical role in LA’s successful 2021 title run. [3] He announced his retirement from professional rugby in October 2022. [3]

Super Rugby statistics

As of 12 September 2020 [4]
SeasonTeamGamesStartsSubMinsTriesConsPensDropsPointsYelRed
2012 Force 6423380000000
2013 Force 9816211000500
2014 Force 131218271000510
2015 Force 1410453320001000
2016 Force 141046991000510
2017 Force 00000000000
2018 Rebels 141409801000500
2019 Rebels 141228811000510
2020 Rebels 64227420001000
2020 AU Rebels 00000000000
Total907416531290004530

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References

  1. 1 2 Tucker, Jim (28 February 2012). "Queenslander Angus Cottrell looks certain to be in Western Force line-up for their Super Rugby clash against the Reds". Herald Sun. News. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013.
  2. "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Angus Cottrell calls time on playing career". americas rugby news. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  4. "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.