Joe Powell (rugby union)

Joe Powell

Date of birth	(1994-04-11) 11 April 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Canberra, ACT, Australia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	83 kg (13 st 1 lb; 183 lb)
School	Marist College Canberra
Notable relative(s)	Katrina Powell (cousin)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014–2019 Canberra Vikings 38 (26) 2015–2020 Brumbies 73 (45) 2021–2022 Rebels 27 (15) 2022–2023 London Irish 17 (5) 2023 Leicester Tigers 8 (10) Correct as of 1 January 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014 Australia U20 2017 Australia 4 (0) Correct as of 23 June 2018

Joe Powell (born 11 April 1994) is an Australian rugby union scrum-half who is currently unattached. He most recently played for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby, the top tier of English rugby union. He previously played for London Irish, Canberra Vikings and the ACT Brumbies. ^{[1] [2]} He was a member of the Brumbies extended playing squad, making his first appearances for the franchise during the 2015 Super Rugby season. ^[3]

Powell was a member of the Australian schoolboys shadow squad in 2012 and was part of the Australia under-20 side which competed in the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship in New Zealand. ^[3] In 2016, he was selected in the 39-man Australian squad for the Test series against England. ^[4]

Powell was the starting scrumhalf in the Brumbies 28-23 grand final victory over the Queensland Reds to claim the 2020 Super Rugby AU title. ^[5]

Powell signed for the Melbourne Rebels on a two-year deal from the 2021 season. ^[6]

Powell is of Irish descent and holds dual Australian and Irish citizenship. ^[7]

Powell joined Leicester Tigers on 4 July 2023. ^[8] After making 8 appearances Powell was released on 4 January 2024.

Super Rugby statistics

As of 30 May 2022 ^[2]

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
2015	Brumbies	3	0	3	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	Brumbies	8	1	7	175	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	Brumbies	15	15	0	1063	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
2018	Brumbies	16	14	2	921	2	0	0	0	10	0	0
2019	Brumbies	18	17	1	1165	2	0	0	0	10	0	0
2020	Brumbies	6	5	1	330	2	0	0	0	10	0	0
2020 AU	Brumbies	7	7	0	432	2	0	0	0	10	0	0
2021 AU	Rebels	8	8	0	612	2	0	0	0	10	0	0
2021 TT	Rebels	5	5	0	313	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
2022	Rebels	14	6	8	562	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		100	78	22	5,589	12	0	0	0	60	0	0

References

1. "Joe Powell Canberra Vikings Player Profile". UC Vikings. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
2. "Joe Powell itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
3. "Joe Powell Player Profile". Brumbies. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
4. "Wallabies name Brumbies' Joe Powell among 10 uncapped players in squad for England Test series". www.msn.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
5. "Brumbies claim Super Rugby AU title with thrilling victory over Reds". Canberra Weekly. Newstate Media. 19 September 2020.
6. "Rebels sign Wallabies scrum half Joe Powell" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
7. Newman, Beth (19 June 2018). "Powell 'itchy' to return to Test arena". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
8. "Leicester Tigers sign Joe Powell, Matt Rogerson, Kieran Wilkinson and Mike Williams". BBC Sport. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.