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Dane Haylett-Petty
Full nameDane Haylett-Petty
Date of birth (1989-06-18) 18 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birthDurban, Natal, South Africa
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb; 212 lb)[1]
SchoolHale School, Perth
Notable relative(s)Ross Haylett-Petty (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback / Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2013 Biarritz 52 (25)
2013–2014 Tokyo Shokki Shuttles 6 (5)
2014 Perth Spirit 6 (5)
Correct as of 16 June 2019
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008–2010 Force 9 (5)
2014–2017 Force 43 (40)
2018–2021 Rebels 33 (60)
Correct as of 7 November 2021
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007 Australia Schoolboys
2008–2009 Australia U20
2016–2020 Australia 38 (60)
Correct as of 7 November 2021
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2008–2009 Australia

Dane Haylett-Petty (born 18 June 1989) is a retired Australian rugby union footballer who played as a fullback or wing for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby and the Wallabies.[2][3][4]

Early life

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Haylett-Petty was born in Durban in the former Province of Natal in South Africa. His family moved to Perth, Western Australia when Haylett-Petty was 10-years-old and attended the Hale School from 2000 to 2007[5] in the suburb of Wembley Downs. He played rugby for the Australia 'A' Schoolboys team in 2007.[6]

Career

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Haylett-Petty started out his senior career with the Western Force during the 2008 Super 14 season where he made his début against the Chiefs in Perth. He made a total of 12 appearances spanning three seasons before heading north in 2010 to join French Top 14 side Biarritz. He stayed in France for 3 years, making more than 50 appearances before it was announced that he would head back home to join the Force for the 2014 Super Rugby season.[2][3]

On August 11, 2017, the it was announced that the Western Force would be the Australian team axed from Super Rugby.[7] Subsequently, Haylett-Petty and younger brother Ross officially signed for the Melbourne Rebels on two year deals starting in 2018.[8][9]

Haylett-Petty announced his retirement in November 2021, due to ongoing concussion.[10]

International career

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Haylett-Petty represented Australia Under 20 in the 2008 and 2009 IRB Junior World Championships and he jointly holds the record for the most tries scored by a single player in a JWC match. His haul of 4 tries against Canada Under 20 in 2008 is equalled only by compatriots Kurtley Beale and Richard Kingi against the same opposition in 2009 and New Zealander Julian Savea against Samoa Under 20 in 2010.[11]

He is also a former Australia Sevens player and featured in the IRB Sevens World Series in 2008 and 2009.[2][3]

Super Rugby statistics

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As of 12 June 2021[4]
Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
2008 Force 3 2 1 166 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 Force 5 3 2 242 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
2014 Force 9 9 0 514 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
2015 Force 10 9 1 735 1 0 0 0 5 1 0
2016 Force 15 15 0 1183 3 0 0 0 15 0 0
2017 Force 9 9 0 646 3 0 0 0 15 0 0
2018 Rebels 11 10 1 673 5 0 0 0 25 1 0
2019 Rebels 11 11 0 850 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
2020 Rebels 6 6 0 480 3 0 0 0 15 0 0
2020 AU Rebels 5 5 0 315 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
2021 AU Rebels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 TT Rebels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 84 79 5 5998 21 0 0 0 105 3 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ a b c "Dane Haylett-Petty Western Force Player Profile". Rugby WA. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Dale Haylett-Petty heads home". ESPN. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Dane Haylett-Petty itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  5. ^ "OHA Newsletter No. 3, Winter 2013" (PDF). Old Haleians Association. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF 0.6 MB) on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  6. ^ Brave and Game (2010). "Nurseries of Australian Schoolboys' Rugby" (PDF). Australian Schools Rugby Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Western Force culled from Super Rugby competition". Daily Telegraph. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Melbourne Rebels sign Wallabies fullback Dane Haylett-Petty, brother Ross". Herald Sun. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Melbourne Rebels sign Haylett-Petty brothers on two-year contracts". Fox Sports Australia. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Concussion ends Haylett-Petty rugby career". PerthNow. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Junior World Championship ... by numbers". IRB JWC. 2 June 2012. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
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