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| Full name | Jack Debreczeni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 June 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb; 225 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Trinity Grammar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack Debreczeni (born 6 June 1993) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a fly half for the ACT Brumbies in the Super Rugby Pacific competition. [2] [3]
Debreczeni was born in Sydney, Australia, Debreczeni is of Chilean, Cook Islands and Hungarian descent. [4] [5]
Debreczeni played an integral role and was a standout in Trinity Grammar's record breaking undefeated 2011 1st XV team, earning him selection in the Australian Schoolboys.[ citation needed ]
Debreczeni is a tall, versatile fly-half standing at six-foot four he can play multiple roles including fullback. He has silky hands and deceptive pace despite his 192-centimetre, 102-kilogram frame, as well as his long distance kick which had garnered attention from the likes of AFL club Essendon. [6]
Debreczeni initially made a name for himself playing for West Harbour in the 2013 Shute Shield in New South Wales. Just one season at that level was enough to convince the Rebels of his worth and he was handed a place in the franchise's extended playing squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season. [7] Injury blighted the first half of his season, however he regained full fitness in May and was an unused replacement for the Rebels victory over the Reds on 17 May. [8] He made his Super Rugby debut the following week as a 74th-minute substitute for Jason Woodward in a 19–41 defeat to the Waratahs in Melbourne, and was rumoured for his international debut. [9] [10]
After his debut season in 2014, Debreczeni started and played fifteen of the sixteen regular season games in 2015 for the Rebels scoring two tries and making a total of thirty six points in his breakout season and helped the team finish tenth overall. In 2016, Debreczeni played a big part in the Rebels twelfth-placed finished after the signing of Reece Hodge in August 2015. [11] After only playing fourteen games during 2016, Debreczeni scored a total of 120 points finishing equal tenth overall with fellow Australian Bernard Foley. [12]
In 2018, Debreczeni returned to the Rebels after a small stint in Japan, scoring his first try in round two of the 2018 season scoring a total of twenty points against Australian conference rival the Reds. It included two tries and five conversions, helping the team to score its most points in an individual game winning 45–19 at AAMI Park, Melbourne. [13] [14] [15] [16]
Debreczini signed with the Chiefs as back-up to Damian McKenzie [17] for the 2019 Super Rugby season. He made seven appearances for the team. [18]
Debreczini signed with the Brumbies for the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season [19] as back up to Wallabies fly half Noah Lolesio. He made his first start in the first round against the Waratahs. Strong performances for the Brumbies meant he played more minutes, culminating in his selection to start in the semi-final against the Chiefs. [20] He resigned with the Brumbies for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season. [21]
Debreczeni was an Australia Schoolboys representative in 2011. [22]
Debreczeni was the traditional uncapped player in the Barbarians F.C. line up against Argentina on 1 December 2018. The international match was played at Twickenham Stadium, England.
| Season [18] | Team | Matches | Starts | Minutes | Tries | Cons | Pens | Points | YC | RC |
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| 2014 | Rebels | 6 | 3 | 228 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Rebels | 15 | 15 | 1088 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | Rebels | 14 | 14 | 1084 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Rebels | 8 | 7 | 523 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Rebels | 14 | 11 | 851 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Chiefs | 7 | 5 | 282 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Brumbies | 16 | 6 | 485 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| Grand Total | 80 | 61 | 4541 | 11 | 68 | 43 | 320 | 2 | 0 | |
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