Adam Coleman
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| Full name | Adam Coleman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 October 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hobart, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 122 kg (19 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | New Town High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Inoke Afeaki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adam Coleman (born 7 October 1991) is an Australian rugby union player who plays as a lock for the Western Force in Super Rugby.[1][2]
Career
Coleman attended New Town High School in Hobart Tasmania. He represented Tasmania in Under 14's, 16's and 18's. Coleman played under 18s at the national championships and was then selected in the combined states team that lost to Queensland in the final of the division one championship. Coleman was spotted by the ACT Brumbies academy and moved to canberra in 2010. In 2011 Coleman is selected in the national academy and moves to Sydney to sign with Shute Shield team Parramatta Two Blues. Coleman earned his big break in senior rugby during the 2013 Super Rugby season when he was called up to the Template:Rut Waratahs squad for their match against the Template:Rut Force. The encounter took place during the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia and the Watatahs were ravaged by international call-ups. Nonetheless they were able to triumph 28-13 with Coleman debuting as a 70th-minute substitute for Will Skelton.[3]
He made no further appearances that season, and moved west for 2014 and was named as a member of the Force's extended playing squad.[4]
Coleman made his starting debut for the Western Force on Good Friday 18 April 2014 at AAMI Park against the Melbourne Rebels.
International
In 2016, Coleman was named in the Wallabies preliminary 39-man squad for the 2016 series against England.[5] He made his debut as a replacement in the third test.
Personal
Coleman is the son of former Tongan rugby captain Pau'u Afeaki and first cousin of Inoke Afeaki whom also captained Tonga. Coleman is also cousins with former Wallaby Rodney Blake, New Zealand All Black Ben Afeaki and Australian women's basketball player Eva Afeaki.
Super Rugby Statistics
- As of 20 July 2016[6]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Template:Rut Waratahs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Template:Rut Force | 14 | 5 | 9 | 624 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | Template:Rut Force | 12 | 11 | 1 | 738 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | Template:Rut Force | 12 | 12 | 0 | 910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 28 | 11 | 2282 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Adam Coleman Force Player Profile". Western Force. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Adam Coleman itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Force 13–28 Waratahs". South African Rugby Union. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "Force finalises 2014 playing roster". Rugby WA. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ Wallabies squad full of surprises
- ^ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.