Rory Arnold

Rory Arnold
Personal information
Full name Rory Wiremu Arnold
Nickname Big Ross
Born (1990-07-01) 1 July 1990
Wagga Wagga, Australia
Height 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight 120 kg (18 st 13 lb)[2][3]
School(s) attended Murwillumbah High School
Relatives Richie Arnold (twin brother)
Toby Arnold (older brother)
Club information
Playing position Lock
Current club Canberra Vikings / Brumbies
Amateur team(s)
Years Team
2013 Gold Coast Breakers[4] ()
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2013 Griquas[5] 6 (10)
2014− Canberra Vikings 14 (10)
2015− Brumbies 29 (10)
Representative team(s)
2013 Combined Country 1 (0)
2016 Australia 9 (5)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 22 July 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 26 November 2016.

Rory Arnold (born 1 July 1990) is an Australian professional rugby union player. He plays for the Brumbies in the Super Rugby competition, and has represented Australia in test matches.[6] His regular position is lock.

Family and early life

Rory Arnold and his identical twin Richard were was born in Wagga Wagga where their father, Tony, was stationed in the army.[7] The brothers were raised in Murwillumbah in northern New South Wales, where they both played junior rugby league until aged 16.[1] In 2010, Rory joined the Murwillumbah rugby club where he played for two seasons before being scouted by the Gold Coast Breakers,[8] where his brother Richard now plays.[7]

Rugby career

Arnold played Premier Rugby for the Gold Coast Breakers in 2013 and was selected in the Combined New South Wales–Queensland Country side that faced the British and Irish Lions during their 2013 tour to Australia, coming on as a late substitute.[9][10]

He joined South African side Griquas for the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division competition.[11][12] Arnold scored a try in his debut match for Griquas,[13] but was sent off for allegedly biting Cheetahs player Ethienne Reynecke in scoring the try and subsequently given a seven match ban, later overturned and annulled on appeal.[1]

Arnold underwent a shoulder reconstruction and sat out most of the 2014 season before joining the University of Canberra Vikings in the inaugural National Rugby Championship.[11] He was included in the Brumbies squad for the 2015 Super Rugby season.[14] He made his debut in the Brumbies season-opening match against the Reds, starting their 47–3 victory in Canberra,[15] and so becoming the joint-tallest player in the history of the competition, along with Andries Bekker who represented the Stormers between 2005 and 2013. He held this record for just one week, however, with Lions lock JP du Preez (at 2.09m tall) making his debut in the second round of the competition.

Wallabies

In 2016, Arnold was named in the Wallabies preliminary 39-man squad for the 2016 series against England.[16] He played two tests in the series.[6]

Super Rugby Statistics

As of 25 July 2016[17]
Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
2015 Brumbies 15 14 1 843 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
2016 Brumbies 14 13 1 706 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
Total 29 27 2 1549 2 0 0 0 10 0 0

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dutton, Chris (9 August 2014). "ACT Brumbies recruit Rory Arnold tallest player in Super Rugby history". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  2. "Rory Arnold". brumbies.com.au. ACT Brumbies. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  3. "Rory Arnold". Australian Rugby. 2016. Archived from the original on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  4. "Gold Coast Breakers Player Profile Rory Arnold". Gold Coast Breakers. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  5. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Rory Arnold". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Brumbies keen to push for finals". Queensland Times. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  7. 1 2 Harris, Bret (27 February 2015). "Brumbies big man Rory Arnold says long levers are an advantage". The Australian. News. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  8. "Breakers selected in the Combined Country team". Gold Coast Breakers. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  9. "ESPN Match Report: Combined NSW-Queensland Country v British and Irish Lions". ESPN Scrum. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  10. "Lions Match Report: Combined NSW-Queensland Country v British and Irish Lions". British and Irish Lions. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  11. 1 2 Fairbairn, Pete (8 July 2015). "Rory Arnold". Rugby Union Players Association. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  12. "Griquas promote club player". SAPA. IOL Sport. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  13. "Rugby Union - Australian debutant Arnold gets red card for biting". Sportsflash. 1 September 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  14. "Brumbies Team". Brumbies. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  15. "In the space of five years, Rory Arnold has gone from playing from the Murwillumbah Bananas to becoming a Wallaby". Herald Sun. 10 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 November 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  16. Wallabies squad full of surprises
  17. "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
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