Rob Valetini
| Birth name | Robert Valetini | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 September 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | Template:Unit weight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Westall Secondary College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rob Valetini (born 3 September 1998) is an Australian Rugby Union player who plays for the Template:Rut Brumbies in the Super Rugby competition.[1] His usual position is in the back row.[2]
Early life
Robert Valetini was born in Melbourne to Finau and Manu Valetini .[3] Valetini has Tongan, Scottish and Fijian heritage. .[3][4] He attended Westall Secondary College and played representative rugby for Victorian state teams at under 16, under 18 and under 20 levels.[2] A broken leg in his last year at school meant he missed a chance at selection for the 2016 Australian Schoolboys team,[5] but he was called up to play for the Melbourne Rising in the National Rugby Championship (NRC) later that season.[5]
Rugby career
While still at school, Valetini signed an Extended Playing Squad contract with the Brumbies for the 2017 season,[5] but he didn't play much rugby in the early part of his first year due to hand and ankle injuries.Melbourne junior Valetini signed with the Brumbies after parents Finau and Manu told moving to Canberra would give him valuable life experience . He is just the second Australian forward to sign a Super Rugby contract while still being a schoolboy[6] He joined the Australia Under-20 team to play in the 2017 World Championship in Georgia.[7] Valetini signed a two-year full-time Super Rugby contract with the Brumbies until 2019,[8] before playing NRC for the Canberra Vikings in 2017.[7]
References
- ^ "Rob Valetini - Brumbies". Brumbies Rugby. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ a b "Rob Valetini". Ultimate Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Young Robert Valetini extends contract with Brumbies". Fijian Community Association Victoria. 30 August 2017. Archived from the original on 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Dutton, Chris (29 December 2016). "ACT Brumbies rookie Rob Valetini hits like a freight train, but still learning to drive". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 25 January 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c "Schoolboy Robert Valentini called up to make his debut for Melbourne Rising". The Daily Telegraph. 30 September 2016. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Dutton, Chris (29 May 2017). "ACT Brumbies junior Rob Valetini wants to prove himself in Australian under-20s team". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 25 January 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
{{cite news}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 16 October 2017 suggested (help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Rob Valetini". It's Rugby. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Valetini signs until 2019". Rugby Australia. 29 August 2017. Archived from the original on 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
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