Joe Powell (rugby union)
Joe Powell (born 11 April 1994) is an Australian rugby union player who currently plays as a scrum-half for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby, the top tier of English rugby union. He previously played for London Irish, Canberra Vikings and the ACT Brumbies.[1][2] He was a member of the Brumbies extended playing squad, making his first appearances for the franchise during the 2015 Super Rugby season.[3]
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| Date of birth | 11 April 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Canberra, ACT, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (13 st 1 lb; 183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Marist College Canberra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Katrina Powell (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Powell was a member of the Australian schoolboys shadow squad in 2012 and was part of the Australia under-20 side which competed in the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship in New Zealand.[3] In 2016, he was selected in the 39-man Australian squad for the Test series against England.[4]
Powell was the starting scrumhalf in the Brumbies 28-23 grand final victory over the Queensland Reds to claim the 2020 Super Rugby AU title.[5]
Powell signed for the Melbourne Rebels on a two-year deal from the 2021 season.[6]
Powell is of Irish descent and holds dual Australian and Irish citizenship.[7]
Powell joined Leicester Tigers on 4 July 2023.[8]
Super Rugby statistics
- As of 30 May 2022[2]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 2015 | Brumbies | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Brumbies | 8 | 1 | 7 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Brumbies | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1063 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Brumbies | 16 | 14 | 2 | 921 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Brumbies | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1165 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Brumbies | 6 | 5 | 1 | 330 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 AU | Brumbies | 7 | 7 | 0 | 432 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 AU | Rebels | 8 | 8 | 0 | 612 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 TT | Rebels | 5 | 5 | 0 | 313 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Rebels | 14 | 6 | 8 | 562 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100 | 78 | 22 | 5,589 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- "Joe Powell Canberra Vikings Player Profile". UC Vikings. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- "Joe Powell itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- "Joe Powell Player Profile". Brumbies. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- "Wallabies name Brumbies' Joe Powell among 10 uncapped players in squad for England Test series". www.msn.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
- "Brumbies claim Super Rugby AU title with thrilling victory over Reds". Canberra Weekly. Newstate Media. 19 September 2020.
- "Rebels sign Wallabies scrum half Joe Powell" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- Newman, Beth. "Powell 'itchy' to return to Test arena". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- "Leicester Tigers sign Joe Powell, Matt Rogerson, Kieran Wilkinson and Mike Williams". BBC Sport. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.