Jake Gordon
 Gordon representing the Waratahs during Super Rugby, February 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 July 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb; 13 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Sydney Secondary College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jake Gordon (born 6 July 1993) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for Super Rugby franchise New South Wales Waratahs, and the Wallabies.
Early life
[edit] | This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (March 2023) |
Born in Sydney, Jake grew up in Newtown, New South Wales where he first started to play rugby, playing the ages at Canterbury Juniors. Gordon is a product of Sydney University's first-grade side, who he has played for since 2013.
Professional career
[edit]In 2014, he was selected for the inaugural season of the National Rugby Championship (NRC), playing for the Sydney Stars.[1] He remained with the side for the 2015 season, which saw Gordon start in all nine games, including the semi-final against Brisbane City whom won the match: 47–32.[2] Since the dissolution of the Sydney Stars, Gordon changed teams to the New South Wales Country Eagles.
In 2016, Gordon signed with the New South Wales Waratahs on a one-year deal after training with the extended playing squad in 2015.[3] However, for all of the 2016 Super Rugby season, Gordon was behind Nick Phipps and Matt Lucas and did not make an appearance all season. Gordon was later a key figure in the New South Wales Country Eagles team that finished runner-up to Perth Spirit in the 2016 National Rugby Championship. He finished the season as joint-try scorer with 9 tries to his name and was voted as the 2016 Buildcorp NRC Players’ Player at the annual RUPA Awards.[4]
In 2017, Gordon remained as a member of the Waratahs extended playing squad.[5] With injury to Nick Phipps in the early part of the 2017 Super Rugby season, Gordon found himself on the bench ahead of the Round 2 clash against the Lions and replaced Matt Lucas on the 60th minute to make his Super Rugby debut.[6][7] In Round 4, he scored his first Super Rugby try in just his second appearance for his franchise.[8] He earned his first start the following week against the Melbourne Rebels.[9]
On 3 June 2017, Gordon was a late call up to the Australia national squad, replacing injured team mate Nick Phipps, ahead of their June tests.[10] In 2024, Gordon was called up to the Australia national squad by the new head coach Joe Schmit.
References
[edit]- ^ NRC Preview: Sydney Stars
- ^ NRC Grand Final Brisbane City back to back champions over Canberra Vikings
- ^ STARS HALFBACK JAKE GORDON JOINS WARATAHS FOR 2016
- ^ NSW WARATAHS, MICHAEL HOOPER AND JAKE GORDON WIN AT ANNUAL VOLVO-RUPA AWARDS
- ^ NEW AND EXPERIENCED HOME GROWN TALENT HEADLINES NSW WARATAHS SQUAD FOR 2017
- ^ Double injury blow for Waratahs
- ^ Lions v Waratahs
- ^ LATE BRUMBIES SURGE SINKS WARATAHS
- ^ Nick Phipps to make way for Jake Gordon as Waratahs make changes for Melbourne Rebels clash
- ^ Gordon gets Wallabies June Series nod
External links
[edit]- Jake Gordon at Wallabies
- Jake Gordon at ESPNscrum
- Jake Gordon at ItsRugby.co.uk
