John Porch
John Porch (born 4 March 1994) is an Australian professional rugby union player, currently playing for Irish side Connacht.
 Porch in Fiji in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Orange, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 99 kg (218 lb; 15 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Porch joined Irish province Connacht, who compete in the Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup, ahead of the 2019–20 northern hemisphere season. Connacht's current head coach is former Australia 7s head coach Andy Friend.[1]
Australia
Porch represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Olympics.[2][3][4] He represented Australia at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games for the Australian Sevens.
References
- "Connacht Rugby announce signing of Australian winger John Porch". Connacht Rugby. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- "John Porch". Australian Rugby Union website. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- "John Porch". Australian Olympic Committee website. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- Newman, Beth (14 July 2016). "Rio Olympics: Australian Sevens teams announced". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
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