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| Full name | Rory Wiremu Arnold | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 July 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (18 st 13 lb; 265 lb) [2] [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Murwillumbah High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rory Arnold (born 1 July 1990) is an Australian professional rugby union player. He played for the Stade Toulousain in the Top 14 competition, and has represented Australia in test matches. [6] His regular position is lock.
Rory Arnold and his identical twin Richie were born in Wagga Wagga, Australia. Their father Tony was stationed there while in the army. [7] The brothers were raised in Murwillumbah in northern New South Wales, where they both played junior rugby league until aged 16. [1] In 2010, Rory joined the Murwillumbah rugby club where he played for two seasons before being scouted by the Gold Coast Breakers. (now Bond University Rugby Club). [8] The brothers have Māori heritage on their mother's side [9]
Arnold played Premier Rugby for the Breakers in 2013 and was selected in the Combined New South Wales–Queensland Country side that faced the British & Irish Lions during their 2013 tour to Australia, coming on as a late substitute. [10] [11]
He joined South African side Griquas for the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division competition. [12] [13] Arnold scored a try in his opening match and was accused of biting a defender when scoring it. [14] He was initially suspended but the charge was overturned and annulled on appeal. [1]
Arnold underwent a shoulder reconstruction and sat out most of the 2014 season before joining the University of Canberra Vikings in the inaugural National Rugby Championship. [12] He was included in the Brumbies squad for the 2015 Super Rugby season. [15] He made his debut in the Brumbies season-opening match against the Reds, starting in their 47–3 victory in Canberra. [16] As of 2015 [update] , Arnold was among the tallest players in Super Rugby, behind South African lock JP du Preez at 1 cm taller.
He leaves the Stade Toulousain in 2022 to continue his career in Japan.
In 2016, Arnold was named in the Wallabies preliminary 39-man squad for the 2016 series against England. [17] He played two tests in the series. [6]
| Season | Team | Apps | Start | Sub | Mins | T | C | PG | DG | Pts | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Brumbies | 15 | 14 | 1 | 843 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Brumbies | 14 | 13 | 1 | 706 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Brumbies | 15 | 14 | 1 | 802 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Brumbies | 13 | 12 | 1 | 889 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | Brumbies | 2 | 2 | 0 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 59 | 55 | 4 | 3365 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | |
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