Laurie Weeks (rugby union)
Laurie Weeks (born 5 April 1986, Sydney, Australia) is a former professional and national representative rugby union footballer. He played at tighthead prop for the Melbourne Rebels. On the 17 March 2017, in a game against the Chiefs, Weeks became the Rebels most capped player.[1]
| Date of birth | 5 April 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Sydney University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Super Rugby
Weeks made his Super Rugby debut for the Reds in February 2009 against the Bulls.[2] The Rugby Union Players Association (RUPA) named Weeks 'Newcomer of the Year' for the 2009 season;[3] Weeks played 23 games for the Reds 2009-2010.[2] In 2011, Weeks left Queensland and moved to Victoria to join the Melbourne Rebels.[2]
In 2012, his Rebel team mates included props Nic Henderson, Rodney Blake, 20-year-old Paul Alo-Emile, and new signings Kurtley Beale (fullback) and James O'Connor (inside centre).[4]
Laurie weeks now works as the Ticketing and Marketing Manager at the Melbourne Rebels and has ensured the existence of the Super Rugby franchise for at least another 2 years.[5]
Other
Weeks is studying a Bachelor of Education, and was head of the Little Rebels for 2013. His mother and younger sister are both Primary School teachers.[2]
Super Rugby statistics
- As of 15 July 2018[6]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 2009 | Reds | 13 | 11 | 2 | 812 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Reds | 10 | 10 | 0 | 684 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Rebels | 16 | 5 | 11 | 575 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Rebels | 5 | 5 | 0 | 333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Rebels | 16 | 13 | 3 | 930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | Rebels | 14 | 13 | 1 | 732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Rebels | 9 | 7 | 2 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | Rebels | 11 | 10 | 1 | 638 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Rebels | 14 | 9 | 5 | 631 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 108 | 83 | 25 | 5627 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
References
- Windley, Matt. "Laurie Weeks re-signs with Melbourne Rebels, says club can make Super Rugby finals". News.com.au. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- "Player profiles". Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- "Weeks RUPA Newcomer of the Year". UQ Rugby. University Of Queensland. 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- axinos, Stathi (28 February 2012). "Forward pack to deliver: Weeks". Australian Schools Rugby Union. Fairfax. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- https://melbournerebels.rugby/news/2019/03/28/rebels-name-extended-squad-for-highlanders
- "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.