Dave Porecki
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| Full name | David Porecki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 October 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 a retired[1] Australian rugby union player who last played for the Waratahs in Super Rugby and the Australian national team, the Wallabies. His playing position was hooker.
Rugby career
[edit]Domestic
[edit]Porecki made one brief appearance off the bench for Waratahs against Cheetahs during the 2015 Super Rugby season.[2] He joined Saracens as cover during the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[3] Porecki was eligible to represent England as his mother is from that country. He is also of polish descent.[4] 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.[5][6]
In July 2020 it was confirmed that Porecki would return to the Waratahs for their Super Rugby campaign.[7][8]
International
[edit]On 2 July 2022, Porecki made his debut for Australia starting in a win against England at Perth Stadium.[9]
Reference list
[edit]- ^ "Wallabies hooker David Porecki calls time on his career to 'start a new chapter'".
- ^ 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 European Professional Club Rugby
- Dave Porecki at ESPNscrum (archived)
- 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
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian rugby union biography, 1990s birth stubs