| Intro | Australian rugby union player | ||||
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Athlete Rugby union player |
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| From | Australia | ||||
| Type | Sports | ||||
| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 5 April 1986, Sydney, Australia | ||||
| Age: | 34 years | ||||
| Star sign | Aries | ||||
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Laurie Weeks (born 5 April 1986, Sydney, Australia) is a professional rugby union footballer. He plays at tighthead prop for the Melbourne Rebels. Weeks is the last remaining member of the Rebels foundation squad who is still playing for the club.
On the 17th of March 2017, in a game against the Chiefs, Weeks became the Rebels most capped player.
Super Rugby
Weeks made his Super Rugby debut for the Reds in February 2009 against the Bulls. The Rugby Union Players Association (RUPA) named Weeks ‘Newcomer of the Year’ for the 2009 season; Weeks played 23 games for the Reds 2009-2010. In 2011, Weeks left Queensland and moved to Victoria to join the Melbourne Rebels.
In 2012, his Rebel team mates included props Nic Henderson, Rodney Blake, 20-year-old Paul Alo-Emile, and new signings Kurtley Beale (fullback) and James O’Connor (inside centre).
Laurie weeks now works as the Ticketing and Marketing Manager at the Melbourne Rebels and has ensured the existence of the Super Rugby franchise for at least another 2 years.
Other
Weeks is studying a Bachelor of Education, and was head of the Little Rebels for 2013. His mother and younger sister are both Primary School teachers.
Super Rugby Statistics
- As of 15 July 2018
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Reds | 13 | 11 | 2 | 812 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Reds | 10 | 10 | 0 | 684 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Rebels | 16 | 5 | 11 | 575 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Rebels | 5 | 5 | 0 | 333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Rebels | 16 | 13 | 3 | 930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | Rebels | 14 | 13 | 1 | 732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Rebels | 9 | 7 | 2 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | Rebels | 11 | 10 | 1 | 638 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Rebels | 14 | 9 | 5 | 631 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 108 | 83 | 25 | 5627 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |