Patrick Leafa
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| Full name | Patrick Leafa | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Hooker | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2009–12 2014- |
Marist Brothers Auckland Melbourne Rising |
? 17 |
(?) (10) |
| correct as of 3 November 2015. | |||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2009 2012– |
Auckland Tuggeranong Vikings |
1 | (5) |
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2013– | Rebels | 33 | (5) |
| correct as of 14 June 2015. | |||
Patrick Leafa is a professional rugby union player with the Melbourne Rebels. His preferred position is Hooker. Born and raised in New Zealand[1] Leafa played club rugby for Auckland Marist Brothers Old Boys[2] where he captained the side[3] and represented Auckland in the ITM cup.[4]
He pursued his rugby career by moving to Australia and playing for the Tuggeranong Vikings in the ACT.[5] He earned opportunities to play with the Brumby Runners - the Brumbies development squad.[5]
He was signed by the Melbourne Rebels after a break out season[6] that included winning player of the year for his club, the McDougall Medal for player of the tournament in 2012 and the ACT Griffins player of the year.[7]
Leafa has been contracted by the Melbourne Rebels and offered a place in the Extended Player Squad.[8][9]
Super Rugby Statistics
- As of 15 June 2015
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Rebels | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Rebels | 16 | 10 | 6 | 743 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Rebels | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 26 | 7 | 1931 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ APNZ (23 October 2012). "All Blacks: O'Neill scoffs at Hansen claims". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ↑ "Marist Premiers win last match of the "Waka Nathan Challenge Cup" for 2010". Marist Brothers Auckland. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ↑ "Marist defeated Waitakere City to move into Fifth Place in the 2011 Championship". Marist Brothers Auckland. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ↑ "David overcomes Goliath as Tasman beat Auckland". Rugby Heaven. Fairfax. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- 1 2 Leafa, Pat (13 December 2012). Introducing Pat Leafa (Youtube Clip uploaded by Melbourne Rebels). Parkville, Victoria: Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ↑ Dutton, Chris. "Old but bold: happy hooker Mann-Rea joins Brumbies". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ↑ "McDouglas Medal Presentation" (Press release). Brumbies. 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ↑ "Local Victorian Rugby on the Rise, although the Force too strong" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ↑ "Stars align for Pat Leafa" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.