Richard Kingi
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Full name | Richard Kingi | ||
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Date of birth | 17 March 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Tauranga, New Zealand | ||
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Weight | 80 kg (12 st 8 lb) | ||
School | St. Joseph's Nudgee College, Keebra State High School, Otumoetai College | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Scrum-half / Fly-half / Fullback / Wing | ||
Professional / senior clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2013– | Stade Français | 14 | (25) |
correct as of 4 April 2014. | |||
Super Rugby | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2009–10 2011–13 |
Reds Rebels |
5 30 |
(0) (18) |
correct as of 7 June 2013. | |||
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2009 | Australia | 1 | (0) |
Richard Kingi (born 17 March 1989 in Tauranga, New Zealand) is an Australian professional Rugby union footballer.[1] While his usual position is half back, he often plays on the wing[2] and sometimes at fullback.
Career
Brought up in Te Puke near the Bay of Plenty, Kingi's family moved to Australia when he was 15 years old.[3]
He played for Sunnybank rugby club, before going onto representative football that included the Queensland U19s, U20s, the IRB Junior World Championships and the Australian Sevens. He travelled with the Wallabies spring tour of Japan and Great Britain in 2009, and made his Wallabies debut against the Cardiff Blues.[1][4]
In 2009–10 Kingi was reserve halfback for the Queensland Reds, behind Will Genia.[5] He signed a two-year deal with the Melbourne Rebels in March 2010,[6] and in 2011 his competitors for the Rebels halfback role were Nick Phipps, and former Wallaby Sam Cordingley.[7]
In October 2010, Kingi was named as one of 12 uncapped players in the Wallabies' 40-man squad to train for its tour of Hong Kong and Europe.[8] When he wasn't required for Wallabies training he travelled to Lorne to be part of the Rebels' pre-season team-building activities.[9]
Personal life and relatives
Kingi is a father of three children.[10] His cousin Tanerau Latimer is a Chiefs flanker, New Zealand Maori representative[11] and former All Black.
References
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External links
- Richard Kingi Melbourne Rebels profile
- EngvarB from August 2013
- Use dmy dates from August 2012
- Pages with broken file links
- 1989 births
- Australian rugby union players
- Australia international rugby union players
- Melbourne Rebels players
- Queensland Reds players
- Sunnybank Dragons rugby players
- Stade Français rugby players
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- New Zealand emigrants to Australia
- Expatriate rugby union players in France
- People educated at Keebra Park State High School
- People from Te Puke
- Living people