Rob Leota

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Rob Leota
BornBob Leota
(1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 (age 29)
Preston, Victoria, Australia
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb)
SchoolThornbury High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Number 8
Current team Rebels
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020 Eastern Suburbs 5 (0)
Correct as of 16 July 2022
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012–2024 Rebels 87 (52)
2016–2019 Melbourne Rising 21 (6)
2025– Waratahs 11 (15)
Correct as of 31 May 2025
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015 Australia Schoolboys 1 (0)
2016 Australia U20 5 (5)
2021– Australia 21 (10)
2025 First Nations & Pasifika XV 1 (5)
Correct as of 22 July 2025

Robert Leota (born 3 March 1997) is an Australian professional rugby union player for the Waratahs in Super Rugby and for Australia in international rugby. His usual position is flanker and Number 8.

Rugby career

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Leota attended Thornbury High School,[1] and during his junior rugby years, Leota was teammates with actor Jacob Elordi.[2][3]

Leota made his debut for the Rebels against the Crusaders as a replacement in a heavy defeat at AMI Stadium.[4]

Leota was named in Australia's team for the 2021 Rugby Championship match against South Africa, played on the Gold Coast.[5] He made his test debut  in the 74th minute of the match, with Australia winning 28–26 against the World Cup champions.[6][7]

Statistics

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As of 3 June 2023[8]
Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
2016 Rebels 1 0 1 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 Rebels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 Rebels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 Rebels 13 3 10 394 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
2020 Rebels 6 1 5 129 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 AU Rebels 6 0 6 108 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 AU Rebels 7 3 4 304 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
2021 TT Rebels 5 5 0 376 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 Rebels 6 6 0 445 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 Rebels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 44 18 26 1,772 2 0 0 0 10 0 0

Personal life

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Leota is of Samoan heritage.[9]

References

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  1. ^ RA & the private schoolboy image ABC News 14 June 2023
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  • Rob Leota at Wallabies
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