Dave Porecki
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| Birth name | David Porecki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 October 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (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 an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Waratahs in Super Rugby. His playing position is hooker.
Rugby career[edit]
Domestic[edit]
Porecki made one brief appearance off the bench for Waratahs against Cheetahs during the 2015 Super Rugby season.[1] He joined Saracens as cover during the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[2] Porecki was eligible to represent England as his mother is from that country.[3] 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.[4][5]
In July 2020 it was confirmed that Porecki would return to the Waratahs for their Super Rugby campaign.[6][7]
International[edit]
On 2 July 2022 Porecki made his debut for Australia starting in a win against England at Perth Stadium.[8]
Reference list[edit]
- ^ 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.
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