Carter Gordon

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Carter Gordon
Full nameCarter Carl Gordon
Date of birth (2001-01-29) 29 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Nambour, Queensland, Australia
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] [2]
Weight93 kg (205 lb; 14 st 9 lb)
School Sunshine Coast Grammar School [3]
Brisbane Boys' College [4] [2]
Notable relative(s) Mason Gordon (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Current team Rebels
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019 Queensland Country 1 (6)
2021– Rebels 41 (133)
Correct as of 13 April 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018 Australia U18
2023– Australia 8 (18)
Correct as of 18 May 2024
Rugby league career
Playing information
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2025– Gold Coast Titans 00000

Carter Carl Gordon (born 29 January 2001) is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for Super Rugby club the Rebels. [2] [5]

Contents

Rugby union career

He was signed for the Queensland Reds squad in 2020 but relocated to Melbourne in 2021 to join the Rebels. [6] [7] [8] Since his move to the Rebels, Gordon has remained with the team and has since become the starting fly-half for the team, and re-signed for the team, in 2022, until the end of 2024. [9]

Gordon was selected in the Australian squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

Rugby league career

On June 12, 2024, it was announced that Gordon had signed for NRL team, the Gold Coast Titans from the 2025 season onwards. [10]


Statistics

As of 3 June 2023 [11]
SeasonTeamGamesStartsSubMinsTriesConsPensDropsPointsYelRed
2020 Reds 00000000000
2020 AU Reds 00000000000
2021 AU Rebels 101250000000
2021 TT Rebels 5413380300600
2022 Rebels 13767181100700
2023 Rebels 131301,03476004700
Total322482,104810006000

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  6. "St. George Queensland Reds confirm 2020 squad" (Press release). Queensland Reds. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
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  10. "Rugby Australia dealt huge blow as Wallabies half signs with Titans in bombshell NRL switch". 12 June 2024.
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