Noah Lolesio
Noah Lolesio (born 18 December 1999) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Brumbies in Super Rugby, and for the Wallabies (the Australian national team). His playing position is Fly-half. He is also able to play as a centre. He has signed for the Brumbies squad in 2019. Lolesio graduated from The Southport School, in which he played in their first XV.[1][2][3]
| Date of birth | 18 December 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb; 14 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | The Southport School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lolesio made his debut for the Brumbies at the start of the 2020 season, guiding the team to the 2020 Super Rugby AU championship after the COVID-19 pandemic ended the full competition prematurely.
In October 2020 Lolesio made his debut for the Wallabies in the third test of the 2020 Bledisloe Cup in Stadium Australia, Sydney.[4]
Lolesio signed a 'joker deal' with RC Toulonnais for the duration of the 2023 Rugby World Cup[5] and has re-signed with the Brumbies for 2024.[6]
Lolesio is of Samoan and Niuean descent.[7]
Statistics[8]
Club
| Season | Team | Matches | Starts | Sub | Minutes | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | YC | RC |
| 2020 | ACT Brumbies | 9 | 9 | 0 | 621 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | ACT Brumbies | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1040 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | ACT Brumbies | 12 | 12 | 0 | 886 | 1 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 118 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | ACT Brumbies | 15 | 10 | 5 | 785 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | RC Toulonnais | 3 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grand Total | 53 | 45 | 8 | 3361 | 5 | 108 | 40 | 3 | 370 | 0 | 0 | |
International
| Season | Team | Matches | Starts | Sub | Minutes | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | YC | RC |
| 2020 | Australia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Australia | 12 | 11 | 1 | 833 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 108 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Australia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 107 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Grand Total | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1020 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 124 | 1 | 0 | |
- As of 6 September 2023
References
- "Former U20s prop completes Brumbies 2019 squad". Rugby.com.au. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- Decent, Chris Dutton, Tom (27 August 2018). "Brumbies set to sign young gun Noah Lolesio as RUPA team unveiled". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Dutton, Chris (28 August 2018). "Teenage Brumbies recruit Noah Lolesio happy to wait for Super chance". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- "Wallabies name rising star Noah Lolesio to make Test debut against All Blacks". ABC News. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- "Noah Lolesio signs Toulon 'joker' deal | Latest Rugby News | RUGBY.com.au". www.rugby.com.au. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- Media, Newstime (9 May 2022). "Brumbies star Noah Lolesio re-signs until end of 2024". Canberra Weekly. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- "Toulon's Lolesio 'ready' for Wallabies Rugby World Cup call-up". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- "Noah LOLESIO profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 12 August 2023.