Jarrad Butler

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Jarrad Butler
Jarrad Butler 2014 Vikings (1) (cropped).jpg
Date of birth (1991-07-20) 20 July 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight104 kg (16.4 st; 229 lb)
School The Southport School
University Queensland UT
Height and weight correct as of 9 May 2019
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back row
Current team Connacht
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2016 Canberra Vikings 23 (81)
2017–2024 Connacht 129 (45)
Correct as of 18 May 2024
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2013 Reds 12 (0)
2014–2017 Brumbies 60 (25)
Correct as of 16 July 2017
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008 Australia schools 3 (0)
2010 Australia U20 4 (10)
2015 Barbarians 1 (0)

Jarrad Butler (born 20 July 1991) is an Australian professional rugby union player. He primarily plays as a flanker but also plays at number 8. Butler currently plays for Irish provincial side Connacht in the Pro14. Before joining Connacht, Butler played in Super Rugby, first for the Reds and then for the Brumbies. While playing for the Brumbies, Butler also played for National Rugby Championship the Canberra Vikings, where he served as captain.

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Born in Wellington, New Zealand Butler moved to Australia at 13, and has represented the country at under-age level. He played for the Australia schoolboys team in 2008 and the under-20 side in 2010. Butler has also played for international invitational side, the Barbarians.

Early life

Butler was born in Wellington, New Zealand and moved with his family to the Gold Coast in Australia as a 13-year-old. He attended The Southport School on a rugby scholarship. [1] After finishing in school, Butler was part of the national academy of the Australian Rugby Union and also studied part time at Queensland University of Technology. [2]

Club career

Reds

During the 2012 Super Rugby season, Butler joined the Reds on a short-term contract from the Australian Rugby Union academy to cover an injury crisis. [2] He made his debut as a replacement against the Highlanders on 6 July 2012 at Suncorp Stadium. [3] He played again in the last game of the regular season against Waratahs. Butler's performances in 2012 prompted head coach Ewen McKenzie to name him in the franchise's Extended Playing Squad for 2013. [4] Butler was capped a further 10 times throughout the 2013 Super Rugby season, with all but one of these appearances coming from the bench. [5]

Brumbies

Butler joined Canberra-based side, the Brumbies ahead of the 2014 Super Rugby season. [6] The move saw him earn far greater game time, starting in all 18 of the side's matches that season, [5] including both knockout games as the Brumbies reached the semi-final stage. Butler scored his first try for the side in the quarter-final win over the Chiefs. [7] The following season again saw Butler feature in all games as the Brumbies reached the semi-final stage, although half of his appearances came as a replacement following the return from injury of the team's vice-captain David Pocock. [5] [8]

In the 2016 season, he featured in 13 of 16 games for the side, starting on all but two occasions. [5] Butler formed a back row partnership with Australian internationals Pocock and Scott Fardy over the course of the season, starting at number 8 alongside the pair in the quarter-final defeat to Highlanders. [9] Butler had a slow start to the 2017 season, with a hamstring injury keeping him out of the opening rounds. [10] He went on to play in a total of 11 games for the season, starting in just four of them. [5] It was announced in July 2017 that Butler would leave Brumbies at the end of the 2017 season. [11] He played his final game for the Brumbies on 21 July 2017 in a quarter-final defeat to the Hurricanes. [12] During his time with the Brumbies, he made a total of 60 appearances, scoring five tries. [5]

Canberra Vikings

During his time with the Brumbies, Butler also played for club side the Canberra Vikings. With the Vikings, he competed in the National Rugby Championship, a club competition established in 2014. Butler played in seven of the team's eight games in the inaugural season, and scored six tries. [5] In the 2015 season he was named captain, [13] and started all 10 of the side's games as they finished runners up to Brisbane City. [5] [14] Butler retained the captaincy for the 2016 season, [13] where he featured in six games. [5] His departure for Connacht at the end of the 2017 Super Rugby season meant he did not play for the Vikings in the 2017 NRC. [11] He made a total of 23 appearances in his three seasons with the side. [5]

Connacht

In July 2017, it was announced that Butler had signed a three-year contract with Irish Pro14 side Connacht. He joined the province ahead of the 2017–18 season. [15] He was a regular fixture in the first team for the year, starting in 17 of the side's 26 games and featuring from the bench in a further two. [16] [17] At the end of his first season, Butler was named Connacht's Players' Player of the Year. [18] Following the retirement of long-serving captain John Muldoon in 2018, Butler was named as the province's new captain for the 2018–19 season. [19] He continued to be a regular fixture in the team, starting 19 of the team's 21 regular season games in the 2018–19 Pro14 as they finished third in their conference. [16] He also started in the play-off quarter-final defeat to Ulster at the end of the season. [20]

International career

Born in New Zealand, Butler has represented Australia at under-age level after moving there as a teenager. As a student in The Southport School, he made the Australian schoolboys team in 2008. [21] In 2010, Butler played four games for the Australian under-20 side. [22]

Butler has also played for international invitational side, the Barbarians. He was called up for the team's game against Argentina on 21 November 2015. Butler featured as a replacement in a 49–31 defeat. [23]

Playing statistics

Super Rugby statistics

As of 16 July 2017 [5]
SeasonTeamGamesStartsSubMinsTriesConsPensDropsPointsYelRed
2012 Reds 202320000000
2013 Reds 10191830000000
2014 Brumbies 1818013101000510
2015 Brumbies 189978220001000
2016 Brumbies 131128740000010
2017 Brumbies 114750120001000
Total724329368250002520

Connacht statistics

As of 18 March 2023 [5]
SeasonCompetitionGamesStartsSubMinsTriesConsPensDropsPointsYelRed
2017–18 Pro14 16151117220001000
Challenge Cup 3212320000020
2018–19 Pro14 20200153520001010
Challenge Cup 2201600000000
2019–20 Pro14 111018220000000
Champions Cup 5504000000000
2020–21 Pro14 121209281000501
Pro14 Rainbow Cup 3301900000000
Champions Cup 211440000000
2021–22 URC 1613310340000000
Champions Cup 6604061000500
2022–23 URC 128468620001000
Challenge Cup 3302220000000
Total11110011783180004031

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  2. 1 2 "Kiwi-born Red Butler eyes up Wallaby jersey". stuff.co.nz. 1 June 2011.
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  14. ↑ "Brisbane City claimed back-to-back NRC titles". ESPN . 31 October 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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