Date of birth | 7 January 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 109 kg (240 lb; 17 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joe Brial (born 7 January 2002) is an Australian rugby union player, who plays for the Reds and Canterbury. His preferred position is flanker or number 8. [1]
Brial attended Scots College in Sydney. [2] He moved to New Zealand in 2020 to represent Canterbury academy. [3] He has represented both the Junior Wallabies and New Zealand U20. [4] He is the son of former Wallaby Michael Brial.
Brial has represented Canterbury in the National Provincial Championship since 2022, being named in the main squad for the 2023 Bunnings NPC. [5] He signed for the Queensland Reds in September 2023. [6] He was named in the Reds squad for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season. [7] That year, he made his Super Rugby debut for the Queensland Reds, coming off the bench in the 73rd minute in their round 9 match against the Highlanders at Suncorp Stadium.
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