Kye Oates
Australian rugby union player (born 1999)
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Kye Oates (born 1 September 1999) is an indigenous Australian rugby union footballer who plays for Super Rugby club ACT Brumbies.
| Born | 1 September 1999[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Oates is from Toowoomba in Central Queensland and attended University of Queensland where he played first-XV rugby union. He played for the Australia national under-20 rugby union team at the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[3][4]
Oates played for Australia national rugby sevens team, making his debut at the 2022 Hong Kong Sevens.[5] He played at the Teuila International 7s in Samoa and the Coral Coast 7s in Fiji in 2024 as part of Lloyd McDermott Rugby Development Team.[6]
He played for Canberra Royals and was part of the inaugural First Nations & Pasifika XV squad for their match against the British & Irish Lions in Melbourne, prior to signing a contract with Super Rugby club ACT Brumbies.[5]