Dave Porecki
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| Full name | David Porecki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 October 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Porecki (born 23 October 1992 in Australia) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Waratahs in Super Rugby and the Australian national team, the wallabies. His playing position is hooker.
Rugby career
[edit]Domestic
[edit]Porecki made one brief appearance off the bench for Waratahs against Cheetahs during the 2015 Super Rugby season.[1] He joined Saracens as cover during the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[2] Porecki was eligible to represent England as his mother is from that country. He is also of polish descent.[3] In 2016 he left Saracens to join London Irish and in his first season at the club was part of the side that defeated Yorkshire Carnegie in the RFU Championship play-off final to win promotion back to the Premiership.[4][5]
In July 2020 it was confirmed that Porecki would return to the Waratahs for their Super Rugby campaign.[6][7]
International
[edit]On 2 July 2022, Porecki made his debut for Australia starting in a win against England at Perth Stadium.[8]
Reference list
[edit]- ^ Decent, Tom (7 July 2020). "Two-minute wonder: Waratahs turn to familiar face Porecki". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Dave Porecki: Saracens bring in hooker on short-term deal". BBC Sport. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ Payten, Iain (20 May 2022). "Barn doors and boxing gloves: How England turned Porecki into a Wallaby-in-waiting". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "London Irish: Exiles add five new faces for 2016-17 season". BBC Sport. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Championship play-off final: London Irish 55-48 Yorkshire Carnegie (agg: 84-66)". BBC Sport. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Porecki joins NSW Waratahs for Super Rugby AU" (Press release). NSW Waratahs. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ Skippers, David (8 July 2020). "Dave Porecki swaps London Irish for Waratahs". Planet Rugby. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ Chapman, Simon (2 July 2022). "Late bloomer David Porecki savours 'overwhelming' Wallabies debut win with dad". Nine Network. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- Ultimate Rugby profile
- Dave Porecki at ESPNscrum
- Dave Porecki at ItsRugby.co.uk
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby union players
- Rugby union hookers
- Sydney (NRC team) players
- New South Wales Waratahs players
- Saracens F.C. players
- London Irish players
- Rugby union players from Sydney
- Australia international rugby union players
- Australian people of Polish descent
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players
- Australian expatriate rugby union players in England
- Australian rugby union biography stubs