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Rory Arnold

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
Full nameRory Wiremu Arnold
Date of birth (1990-07-01) 1 July 1990 (age 34)
Place of birthWagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight120 kg (18 st 13 lb; 265 lb)[2][3]
SchoolMurwillumbah High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Youth career
2010–2012 Murwillumbah
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013 Gold Coast Breakers[4] ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013 Griquas[5] 6 (10)
2014−2019 Canberra Vikings 21 (28)
2019–2022 Stade Toulousain 55 (30)
2022- Hino Red Dolphins 0 (0)
Correct as of 7 December 2022
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2019 Brumbies 73 (45)
Correct as of 28 June 2019
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013 Combined Country 1 (0)
2016− Australia 32 (5)
Correct as of 4 September 2022

Family and early life

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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]

Rugby career

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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, 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.

Wallabies

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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]

Super Rugby statistics

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As of 25 February 2019 [18]
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

References

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  1. ^ a b c Dutton, Chris (9 August 2014). "ACT Brumbies recruit Rory Arnold tallest player in Super Rugby history". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Rory Arnold". brumbies.com.au. ACT Brumbies. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Rory Arnold". Australian Rugby. 2016. Archived from the original on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Gold Coast Breakers Player Profile Rory Arnold". Gold Coast Breakers. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Rory Arnold". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Brumbies keen to push for finals". Queensland Times. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  7. ^ Harris, Bret (27 February 2015). "Brumbies big man Rory Arnold says long levers are an advantage". The Australian. News. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Breakers selected in the Combined Country team". Gold Coast Breakers. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  9. ^ Mckenzie, D (7 November 2016). "Rory Arnold's family embraces the green and gold". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  10. ^ "ESPN Match Report: Combined NSW-Queensland Country v British and Irish Lions". ESPN Scrum. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  11. ^ "Lions Match Report: Combined NSW-Queensland Country v British and Irish Lions". British & Irish Lions. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  12. ^ a b Fairbairn, Pete (8 July 2015). "Rory Arnold". Rugby Union Players Association. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  13. ^ "Griquas promote club player". SAPA. IOL Sport. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  14. ^ "Rugby Union - Australian debutant Arnold gets red card for biting". Sportsflash. 1 September 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  15. ^ "Brumbies Team". Brumbies. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  16. ^ "In the space of five years, Rory Arnold has gone from playing from the Murwillumbah Bananas to becoming a Wallaby". Herald Sun. 10 June 2016. Archived from the original on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  17. ^ Wallabies squad full of surprises
  18. ^ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
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