Andrew Kellaway (rugby union)

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Andrew Kellaway
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Full nameAndrew John Kellaway
Date of birth (1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb)
School The Scots College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback, Wing, Centre
Current team Rebels
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2018 Randwick 36 (145)
Correct as of 16 July 2022
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2017 NSW Country Eagles 28 (80)
2016–2018 Waratahs 22 (15)
2018–2019 Northampton Saints 18 (20)
2019 Counties Manukau 10 (0)
2020– Rebels 38 (60)
2021 Green Rockets Tokatsu 4 (5)
Correct as of 3 June 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2013 Australia Schoolboys 8 (0)
2014–2015 Australia U20 12 (70)
2021– Australia 26 (55)
Correct as of 27 November 2022

Andrew Kellaway (born 12 October 1995) is an Australian rugby union player who currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in the Super Rugby competition. He also previously played for the Waratahs and English club Northampton. Kellaway has been capped for Australia's national team, the Wallabies. His regular playing positions are Centre, fullback or wing.

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Early life

After beginning his junior rugby at the Hunters Hill Rugby Club, [1] Kellaway went on to represent Australia at schoolboy and under-20 level. [2] His total of ten tries at the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship broke the tournament record previously held by Julian Savea and Zac Guildford. [3] He then captained the under-20 side in 2015. [4] [5]

Rugby career

In late 2014, Kellaway began playing for the New South Wales Country Eagles in the National Rugby Championship. [6] He made his Super Rugby run-on debut for the Waratahs against the Brumbies in April 2016. [7] The following week, he signed a further two-year contract with the Waratahs. [8]

Kellaway joined English club Northampton Saints for the 2018–19 season. [9] He then signed with the Melbourne Rebels ahead of the 2020 season, but first playing for Counties Manukau in late 2019 alongside Sonny Bill Williams in New Zealand. [10]

Following a stint in Japan with NEC, Kellaway returned to the Rebels for the 2021 Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition and was selected in the Wallabies squad for the mid-year tests by national coach Dave Rennie. [11] He made his international debut against France in July 2021 at Suncorp Stadium. [12]

That was the beginning of a memorable year for Kellaway. He scored the second most tries (9) in a Wallabies’ debut season and walked away with Rugby Australia’s Rookie of the Year award.

International tries

As of 15 September 2022. [13]

TryOpponentLocationVenueCompetitionDateResult
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand Eden Park 2021 Summer International 7 August 2021Loss33–25
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Auckland, New ZealandEden Park 2021 Rugby Championship 14 August 2021Loss57–22
3
4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Gold Coast, Australia Robina Stadium 12 September 2021Win28–26
5Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Townsville, Australia North Queensland Stadium 25 September 2021Win27–8
6Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Gold Coast, AustraliaRobina Stadium2 October 2021Win32–17
7
8
9Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Cardiff, Wales Principality Stadium 2021 Autumn International 20 November 2021Loss29–28
10Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Melbourne, AustraliaDocklands Stadium 2022 Rugby Championship 15 September 2022Loss37–39
11

Super Rugby statistics

As of 3 June 2023 [14]
SeasonTeamGamesStartsSubMinsTriesConsPensDropsPointsYelRed
2016 Waratahs 1110179020001000
2017 Waratahs 9635211000510
2018 Waratahs 2201130000000
2020 Rebels 65144470003500
2020 AU Rebels 8806120000000
2021 TT Rebels 4222261000500
2022 Rebels 1111082420001000
2023 Rebels 98160320001000
Total605284,133150007510

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References

  1. ↑ "Annual Report" (PDF). Hunters Hill Rugby. 2013. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF 1.6 MB) on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Australia under 20s finish fifth IRB Junior World Championship". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Andrew Kellaway sets try-scoring record in junior World Cup opener". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. 4 June 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Andrew Kellaway". Waratahs. 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Andrew Kellaway Australia Under 20 Player Profile". Rugby Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Andrew Kellaway NSW Country Eagles Player Profile". NSW Country Eagles Rugby. Archived from the original on 6 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  7. ↑ Decent, Tom (24 April 2016). "NSW Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson happy to stick with back line after Western Force win". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  8. ↑ Decent, Tom (21 April 2016). "Michael Hooper says NSW Waratahs record versus Western Force counts for nothing". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "Andrew Kellaway (Wing) Northampton Saints". Northampton Saints. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  10. ↑ Cully, Paul (12 August 2019). "How 'future Wallaby' Andrew Kellaway ended up beside SBW at Counties Manukau". Stuff. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021.
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