Angus Cottrell
| Birth name | Angus Cottrell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 November 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Brisbane Boys' College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Angus Cottrell (born 20 November 1989) is an Australian rugby union footballer. His playing position is flanker. He currently represents the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby.
Early life
Cottrell was born in Brisbane, Australia and attended Brisbane Boys' College. His father, Nev Cottrell Jr, played representative rugby for Queensland in the late 1970s. His grandfather, Nev "Notchy" Cottrell, captained the Wallabies playing at hooker for two Tests against the British and Irish Lions in 1950.[1]
Cottrell currently studies a Bachelor of Property and Real Estate at Deakin University.[2]
Career
In 2011, while playing for West Brisbane Bulldogs in Queensland Premier Rugby, Cottrell was recruited by Super Rugby franchise the Western Force. He made his debut in Week 1 of the 2012 Super Rugby season against the Brumbies in Canberra.[1]
Cottrell signed for the Melbourne Rebels for the 2018 Super Rugby season after failing to make the field for the Force during 2017 due to injury. After being tipped for an international debut by media during 2018, Cottrell was called into the Wallabies during the 2018 Rugby Championship as injury cover for Lukhan Tui.
Super Rugby Statistics
- As of 27 May 2020[3]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Force | 6 | 4 | 2 | 338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Force | 9 | 8 | 1 | 621 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Force | 13 | 12 | 1 | 827 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Force | 14 | 10 | 4 | 533 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Force | 14 | 10 | 4 | 699 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Force | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Template:Rut Rebels | 14 | 14 | 0 | 980 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Template:Rut Rebels | 14 | 12 | 2 | 881 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | Template:Rut Rebels | 6 | 4 | 2 | 274 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 90 | 74 | 16 | 5312 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 0 | |
References
- ^ a b Tucker, Jim (28 February 2012). "Queenslander Angus Cottrell looks certain to be in Western Force line-up for their Super Rugby clash against the Reds". Herald Sun. News. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.