Laurie Weeks (rugby)
| Date of birth | 5 April 1986 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | ||
| School | St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill | ||
| University | Sydney University | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Tighthead Prop | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2007 2014 |
Sydney Fleet Sydney Stars |
1 5 |
(5) (5) |
| correct as of 24 October 2014. | |||
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2009–10 2011– |
Reds Rebels |
23 71 |
(5) (0) |
| Current local club | Sydney University | ||
| correct as of 21 July 2016. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2014- | Australia | 2 | (0) |
| correct as of 22 June 2014. | |||
Laurie Weeks (born 5 April 1986, Sydney, Australia) is a professional rugby union footballer. He plays at tighthead prop for the Melbourne Rebels.
Super Rugby
Weeks made his Super Rugby debut for the Reds in February 2009 against the Bulls.[1] The Rugby Union Players Association (RUPA) named Weeks 'Newcomer of the Year' for the 2009 season;[2] Weeks played 23 games for the Reds 2009-2010.[1] In 2011, Weeks left Queensland and moved to Victoria to join the Melbourne Rebels.[1]
In 2012, his Rebel team mates included props Nic Henderson, Rodney Blake, 20-year-old Paul Alo-Emile, and new signings Kurtley Beale (fullback) and James O'Connor (inside centre).[3]
His Weeks' blog – "providing ... insight into the life of a Rebel"[4][5] – began shortly before the start of the 2012 Super Rugby season.
Other
Weeks is studying a Bachelor of Education, and was head of the Little Rebels for 2013. His mother and younger sister are both Primary School teachers.[1]
Super Rugby Statistics
- As of 21 July 2016[6]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Reds | 13 | 11 | 2 | 812 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Reds | 10 | 10 | 0 | 684 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Rebels | 16 | 5 | 11 | 575 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Rebels | 5 | 5 | 0 | 333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Rebels | 16 | 13 | 3 | 930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | Rebels | 14 | 13 | 1 | 732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Rebels | 9 | 7 | 2 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | Rebels | 11 | 10 | 1 | 638 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 94 | 74 | 20 | 4996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Player profiles". Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "Weeks RUPA Newcomer of the Year". UQ Rugby. University Of Queensland. 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ↑ axinos, Stathi (28 February 2012). "Forward pack to deliver: Weeks". Australian Schools Rugby Union. Fairfax. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ↑ "What's a blog?". A Week with Laurie Weeks. Melbourne Rebels. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ↑ "Lessons learnt". A Week with Laurie Weeks. Melbourne Rebels. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ↑ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.