Rodney Blake
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodney Blake | |
| Date of birth | 29 April 1983 | |
| Place of birth | , Tonga | |
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |
| Weight | 132 kg (20 st 11 lb) | |
| Nickname(s) | Rodzilla | |
| School(s) attended | Homebush Boys High | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Prop | |
| Current club | Queensland Reds | |
| Number | 1 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| West Harbour Juniors | ||
| Youth representative teams | ||
| Australian Schoolboys Australia U-21 |
5 | |
| Super Rugby | ||
| Provincial sides | ||
| 2004 ‐ | Sunnybank | 25 (5) |
| Super Rugby | ||
| 2005 ‐ | Queensland Reds | 25 (5) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 2006 ‐ | Australia | 7 (5) |
Rodney Blake (born 29 April 1983 in Tonga) is an Australian rugby union footballer. He plays prop for the Queensland Reds in the Super 14 competition. He is sometimes referred to as Rodzilla. His father Paul was a flanker with the New Zealand side Otago in the National Provincial Championship (NPC). In June of 2006, Blake made his debut for the Wallabies.
He moved to Australia with his family when he was 13. He played junior rugby for the West Harbour Juniors and was educated at Homebush Boys High School. Blake would represent Australia at rugby union in the national under-21 side during at the world cup in Scotland.
He made his debut for the Queensland Reds in a Super 12 (now Super 14) match against the Otago Highlanders. He has been a regular in the Reds' lineup during the 2006 Super 14 season. He was named in John Connolly's Wallaby side, and made his debut against England at Telstra Stadium, playing the full 80 minutes. In the closing minutes of the match Blake charged over to score the final try of the game which saw Australia win 34 to 3. He was injured in the subsequent victory over England, and thus missed the following match against Ireland.
After missing the opening matches of the 2006 Tri Nations Series Blake was included in the Wallabies sided for the Bledisloe Cup clash in Brisbane with the All Blacks. The match eventually went the way of the All Blacks, who won 13 to nine. He was named the Reds Play of the Year in October, being awarded the Pilecki Medal.[1]
Post the 2008 Super 14 season, Blake has been linked with a move away from the Queensland Reds, with either Europe or Japan the likely destinations. This is because the negotiations with the ARU regarding a renewed contract has stalled. Press speculation regarding this has been the ongoing debate concerning his continued fitness as well as his scrummaging abilities at the top level.
[edit] References
- ^ Rodzilla named as Reds' best in 2006. abc.com.au. Retrieved on 8 October 2006.
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