Jordan Petaia

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Jordan Petaia
Jordan Petaia 2017.jpg
Date of birth (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Werribee, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [1]
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb; 225 lb)
School Brisbane State High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Centre, Fullback
Current team Reds
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018– Reds 58 (80)
2018 Queensland Country 9 (55)
Correct as of 7 June 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017 Australia Schoolboys 1 (0)
2018 Australia U20 2 (0)
2019– Australia 31 (40)
Correct as of 10 April 2024

Jordan Petaia (born 14 March 2000) is an Australian rugby professional player currently playing for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby and for Australia in international matches. A utility back, Petaia is most often used in the centres for both club and country.

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Early life

Petaia is of Samoan and Australian descent. He was born in Victoria in 2000, and raised in Brisbane, Queensland. [2]

During his time at Brisbane State High School Petaia spent time playing on the wing for the 2016 1st XV Premiership team and in his final year played fullback. [3] In his final year at the school he was selected in the Australian Schools Rugby Union side that played Fiji and New Zealand. [4] Petaia has cited former Queensland Reds player Will Genia in the 2011 Super Rugby Final as a turning point in his journey in becoming a professional rugby player. [5]

Rugby career

Petaia made his Super Rugby debut on 7 April 2018, round 8, against the Brumbies at GIO Stadium, Canberra. The Queensland Reds lost 45–21. [6] [7] [8] Petaia scored his first ever try in the Super Rugby and for the Queensland Reds in round 14 against the Hurricanes, losing narrowly, 38–34 in Wellington. [9] [10] Petaia's second try came against rivals the New South Wales Waratahs in round 16. The Queensland Reds lost at home – Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane – 41–52. [11]

International career

Australia

Petaia was called up to the Australia squad by coach Michael Cheika in early August 2018, before Bledisloe Test One in Sydney, New South Wales. [12] However, he did not make the final team to play against New Zealand. [13]

Petaia's international debut was during a pool match against Uruguay in the 2019 Rugby World Cup, scoring a try on his second touch. [14] He set up another try before being rested at half time.

International tries

As of 9 September 2023 [15]

TryOpposing teamLocationVenueCompetitionDateResultScore
1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Ōita, Japan Oita Stadium 2019 Rugby World Cup 5 October 2019Win45 - 10
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Ōita, Japan Oita Stadium 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals 23 October 2021Win23 - 32
3Flag of England.svg  England Perth, Australia Optus Stadium 2022 England rugby union tour of Australia 2 July 2022Win30 - 28
4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Mendoza, Argentina Estadio Malvinas Argentinas 2022 Rugby Championship 6 August 2022Win26 – 41
5Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand Eden Park 2022 Rugby Championship 24 September 2022Loss40 – 14
6IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Dublin, Ireland Aviva Stadium 2022 end-of-year rugby union internationals 19 November 2022Loss13 – 10
7Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Paris, France Stade de France 2023 Rugby World Cup 9 September 2023Win35 - 15

American football career

In December 2024, Petaia left the Queensland Reds to pursue an American football career. [16] On 9 December 2024, he was selected for the National Football League's International Player Pathway (IPP) program at the position of tight end. [17]

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  15. ↑ "Jordan PETAIA profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
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  17. ↑ Morgan, Charlie (9 December 2024). "Eight more rugby players and reigning Olympic champion in latest NFL recruitment wave". The Daily Telegraph .
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