James Tuttle (rugby union)
James Tuttle (born 13 May 1996) is an Australian rugby union player. He is currently contracted to the Melbourne Rebels[1] after previously playing for the Queensland Reds.[2]
| Birth name | James Tuttle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 May 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Joseph's College, Nudgee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tuttle attended St Joseph's College, Nudgee and represented Queensland and Australia at schoolboy rugby in 2013. He joined Queensland club side GPS, and his performances in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition led to his signing with the Queensland Country team for the inaugural season of the National Rugby Championship (NRC) in 2014.[3]
In 2015, Tuttle was selected for the Australia Under-20 team to play at the World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Italy.[4] He signed a three-year Super Rugby contract with the Brisbane-based Reds in 2015,[5] and toured with the team to South Africa but did not play.[6] After Queensland Country's captain Anthony Fainga'a was forced to withdraw from the 2015 NRC season due to injury, Tuttle was appointed as the new captain of the side.[7]
Tuttle currently studies a Bachelor of Commerce at Deakin University.[8]
In 2022, Tuttle was selected for the Australia ‘A’ Rugby Union Team to play at the Pacific Nations Cup[9] in Fiji. Later that year, he toured again with Australia ‘A’ to Japan to play the Japan XV side in a three-match series.[10] Tuttle was appointed as captain for the team’s final match in Osaka.[11]
Super Rugby statistics
- As of 3 June 2023[12]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Reds | 5 | 2 | 3 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Reds | 13 | 9 | 4 | 742 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Reds | 6 | 5 | 1 | 365 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 AU | Rebels | 4 | 1 | 3 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 AU | Rebels | 5 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 TT | Rebels | 4 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Rebels | 12 | 8 | 4 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Rebels | 12 | 0 | 12 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 61 | 25 | 36 | 2,230 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 0 | |
References
- Media, Rebels (26 May 2022). "Starting scrum-half James Tuttle re-signs for two more seasons | Latest Rugby News | Melbourne Rebels". melbournerebels.rugby. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- "Queensland Reds re-sign James Tuttle, earmark the halfback as future club goalkicker". Fox Sports. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- "James Tuttle". Reds Rugby. 2015. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- "Korcyzk named in Aussie U20 rugby squad". Nine MSN. 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- "Struggling Reds sign up pair on new contracts". The Gladstone Observer. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- Smith, Wayne (6 April 2015). "Queensland Reds battered ahead of African Super Rugby tour". The Australian. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- "Queensland Country side named for season opener on the Gold Coast". Reds Rugby. 19 August 2015. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- [James Tuttle "Elite Athlete Program Profiles"]. Deakin University. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - Williamson, Nathan (30 June 2022). "Lonergan to lead Australia A against Samoa in Pacific Nations opener | Latest Rugby News | RUGBY.com.au". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- Australia, Rugby (21 September 2022). "Wallabies headline Australia A squad for Japan Tour | Latest Rugby News | Rugby Australia". australia.rugby. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- Australia, Rugby (11 October 2022). "Tuttle to skipper Australia A in final Japan XV match | Latest Rugby News | RUGBY.com.au". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- "Player Statistics". It's Rugby.
External links
- It's Rugby stats