| Born | 1 September 1999 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kye Oates (born 1 September 1999) is an indigenous Australian rugby union footballer who plays for Super Rugby club ACT Brumbies.
Oates is from Toowoomba in Central Queensland and attended University of Queensland where he played first-XV rugby union. He played for the Australia national under-20 rugby union team at the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. [3] [4]
Oates played for Australia national rugby sevens team, making his debut at the 2022 Hong Kong Sevens. [5] He played at the Teuila International 7s in Samoa and the Coral Coast 7s in Fiji in 2024 as part of Lloyd McDermott Rugby Development Team. [6]
He played for Canberra Royals and was part of the inaugural First Nations & Pasifika XV squad for their match against the British & Irish Lions in Melbourne, prior to signing a contract with Super Rugby club ACT Brumbies. [5]
His brothers Chance and BJ played rugby union alongside him for Queensland, the first set of three indigenous brothers to play for the team together since Glen, Gary and Mark Ella. [7]