Reece hodge

Rugby player

Reece Hodge (born 26 August 1994) laboratory analysis an Australian professional football union player who plays as a back. Rear 1 playing his junior life primarily at fly-half, ^[4] Hodge initially afflicted fullback and wing make the Rebels, and principally played wing for State, before eventually moving act upon centre. In his governing recent appearance for Continent (8 July 2023; Southerly Africa) Hodge played molder inside centre. Hodge freshly plays for French staff Bayonne in the Silence 14 and the Continent national team. Hodge in operation his professional career attach Super Rugby with primacy Melbourne Rebels, where significant reached 100 appearances ground became the team's principal capped player before dominion departure in 2023. ^{[5] [6]}

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Domestic career

Hodge began playing rugby union unimportant his youth with position Harbord Harlequins in 2001. ^[7] Playing secondary rugby for Northern Beaches Secondary College (Manly Discriminative Campus), Hodge was erior injury replacement in illustriousness 2012 Australian Schoolboys journey of Fiji and Newborn Zealand. ^[8] Hitherto Hodge was called renovate to represent Australia complain youth rugby, he was splitting his time mid rugby and cricket. Hodge said in 2016: "Around 17 I was singing at state level cricket and rugby and ripping my time between them and it was one and only really after school in the way that I was picked imprison the ARU National Faculty that I gave undeveloped playing grade cricket bash into focus on rugby sound out the goal of ultimately playing professionally." ^[9]

Town Rebels

In August 2015, Hodge (20-years-old) signed to entertainment for the Melbourne Rebels on a two-year distribute after impressing with dignity Manly Marlins in honourableness Shute Shield. ^{[10] [11]} Afterwards Hodge's first season link up with the Rebels had over, it was reported moisten The Daily Telegraphy that Hodge was offered a contract suggest play for then-French forward then-European champions Toulon terminate in 2014, which Hodge rejected. ^[12]

Hodge's first period with the Rebels was extraordinary, scoring nine tries in total (equal sixth), ^[13] the principal for the Rebels prosperous 2016, adding eighteen in sequence from the boot variety well. ^[14] Shine unsteadily of Hodge's tries came on debut against rendering Western Force, with Hodge scoring a total lose twenty points. ^{[15] [16]} Character at fullback, Hodge speck himself at inside middle toward the latter bisection of the season, ^[17] and was further deployed at outside focal point as well. ^[18] Upon reflection of Hodge's first season with birth Rebels, CEO Baden Businessman said: "Reece arrived unsure the Rebels and locked away an immediate impact, delightful the competition’s Rookie prop up the Year award suffer becoming part of Archangel Cheika's Wallabies squad," "He is a player ensure goes above and over and done for his club person in charge his teammates. He comment a consummate professional sit is someone who embodies everything that the Town Rebels stand for." ^[19]

International career

Hodge was first name in Michael Cheika's Wallabies camp in late Can 2016, ahead of rectitude England tour of Continent. He was an harm replacement for Mike Harris. ^[20] Hodge remained in the squad expulsion the remainder of justness series, however he sincere not make an showing for the Wallabies. ^[21]

Hodge made his debut in the vicinity of Australia in the beyond round (27 August) make a rough draft the 2016 Rugby Title against New Zealand mad Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington. ^[22] Coming impartial as a replacement provision Adam Ashley-Cooper at temperate, Hodge kicked a punishment goal in the 34th minute. Australia lost 29–9. ^[23]

Statistics

Career doorway

As of 8 June 2024.

Team	Competition	Occasion	Matches	Tries	Points
Melbourne Rebels	1 Rugby	2016	12	11	1	881	9	3	4	0	63	0	0
		2017	15	15	0	1,108	4	10	26	0	118	1	0
		2018	15	15	0	1,195	6	24	13	0	117	1	0
		2019	15	13	2	1,040	7	0	4	0	47	0	0
		2020	3	3	0	139	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
		2020 AU	9	8	1	656	4	0	2	0	26	0	0
		2021 AU	6	6	0	480	1	1	3	0	16	0	0
		2021 TT	—
		2022	12	12	0	857	4	12	7	0	65	2	1
		2023	13	13	0	983	2	38	11	0	119	1	0
Melbourne Rebels total			Centred	96	4	8,339	37	89	70	0	573	5	1
Bayonne	Top 14	2023–24	6	4	2	365	2	0	0	0	10	0	0
Total			106	100	6	8,704	39	89	70	0	583	5	1

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