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He played for Sunnybank rugby club, before going onto representative football that included the Queensland U19s,U20s, the IRB Junior World Championships and the Australian 7s. His international debut for the Wallabies occured on the 2009 Spring Tour of Japan and Great Britain against club side Cardiff <ref>{{cite web|work=Courier Mail<www.couriermail.com.au>|title=Wallabies get win in Cardiff|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/rugby/wallabies-get-win-in-cardiff/comments-e6frey4i-1225803559127|last accessed= 2010-03-29}}</ref> |
He played for Sunnybank rugby club, before going onto representative football that included the Queensland U19s,U20s, the IRB Junior World Championships and the Australian 7s. His international debut for the Wallabies occured on the 2009 Spring Tour of Japan and Great Britain against club side Cardiff <ref>{{cite web|work=Courier Mail<www.couriermail.com.au>|title=Wallabies get win in Cardiff|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/rugby/wallabies-get-win-in-cardiff/comments-e6frey4i-1225803559127|last accessed= 2010-03-29}}</ref> |
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He is currently the reserve halfback for Queensland Reds behind Will Genia <ref>{{ cite web|work=The Australian <www.theaustralian.com.au> |title= Former Wallaby Sam Cordingley approached to join Melbourne Rebels| url= http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/former-wallaby-sam-cordingley-approached-to-join-melbourne-rebels/story-e6frg7mf-1225839765943| last accessed= 2010-03-29}}</ref> in the [[Super 14 |
He is currently the reserve halfback for Queensland Reds behind Will Genia <ref>{{ cite web|work=The Australian <www.theaustralian.com.au> |title= Former Wallaby Sam Cordingley approached to join Melbourne Rebels| url= http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/former-wallaby-sam-cordingley-approached-to-join-melbourne-rebels/story-e6frg7mf-1225839765943| last accessed= 2010-03-29}}</ref> in the [[Super 14]]. |
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The [[Melbourne Rebels]], the recently established 15th franchise of the [[SANZAR]] [[Super 14|Super rugby]] competition, signed Kingi to a two year deal in March of 2010. <ref> {{cite web| work= Courier Mail<www.couriermail.com.au> |title=Kiwi-born Reds halfback Richard Kingi clinches a two-year Rebels deal |url= http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/kiwi-born-reds-halfback-richard-kingi-clinches-a-two-year-rebels-deal/story-e6frep5o-1225843474917| last accessed= 2010-03-29}}</ref>. |
The [[Melbourne Rebels]], the recently established 15th franchise of the [[SANZAR]] [[Super 14|Super rugby]] competition, signed Kingi to a two year deal in March of 2010. <ref> {{cite web| work= Courier Mail<www.couriermail.com.au> |title=Kiwi-born Reds halfback Richard Kingi clinches a two-year Rebels deal |url= http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/kiwi-born-reds-halfback-richard-kingi-clinches-a-two-year-rebels-deal/story-e6frep5o-1225843474917| last accessed= 2010-03-29}}</ref>. |
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Richard Kingi is an Australian professional Rugby union footballer[1], born March 17, 1989 in Tauranga, New Zealand.
Brought up in Te Puke near the Bay of Plenty, Kingi's family moved to Australia when he was 15 years old. [2]
He played for Sunnybank rugby club, before going onto representative football that included the Queensland U19s,U20s, the IRB Junior World Championships and the Australian 7s. His international debut for the Wallabies occured on the 2009 Spring Tour of Japan and Great Britain against club side Cardiff [3]
He is currently the reserve halfback for Queensland Reds behind Will Genia [4] in the Super 14.
The Melbourne Rebels, the recently established 15th franchise of the SANZAR Super rugby competition, signed Kingi to a two year deal in March of 2010. [5].
References
- ^ "Kingi, Richard". Australian Rugby Union website <www.rugby.com.au>.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|last accessed=ignored (help) - ^ "Kiwi-born halfback bolts into Wallabies". TVNZ<www.tvnz.co.nz>.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|last accessed=ignored (help) - ^ "Wallabies get win in Cardiff". Courier Mail<www.couriermail.com.au>.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|last accessed=ignored (help) - ^ "Former Wallaby Sam Cordingley approached to join Melbourne Rebels". The Australian <www.theaustralian.com.au>.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|last accessed=ignored (help) - ^ "Kiwi-born Reds halfback Richard Kingi clinches a two-year Rebels deal". Courier Mail<www.couriermail.com.au>.
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