Rob Leota
Rugby player
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Robert Leota (born 3 March 1997) is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays as a blind-side flanker and number 8 for Bayonne in the French Top 14. He has spent the majority of his professional playing career at the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby, being the first home-grown player to both sign a playing contract for the club, and to be selected as captain. He has internationally represented Australia on 21 occasions .[1][2]
| Born | Bob Leota 3 March 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Thornbury High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby career
Leota attended Thornbury High School,[3] and during his junior rugby years, Leota was teammates with actor Jacob Elordi.[4][5]
Leota made his professional debut for the Melbourne Rebels against the Crusaders as a replacement in a heavy defeat at AMI Stadium.[6]
After the collapse of the Rebels, Leota joined the Waratahs for the 2025 Super Rugby Season[7]
In April 2025, Leota signed a two-year deal with French club Bayonne, beginning in the 2025–26 Top 14 season.[1]
International rugby career
Leota was named in Australia's team for the 2021 Rugby Championship match against South Africa, played on the Gold Coast.[8] He made his test debut in the 74th minute of the match, with Australia winning 28–26 against the World Cup champions.[9][10]
Statistics
- As of 3 June 2023[11]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 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 | |
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