Jonah Placid

Jonah Placid (born 14 May 1995) is an Australian rugby union player who currently plays as a fullback for the Rebels in Super Rugby.^[1][2] Domestically, he plays for Easts in the Queensland Premier Rugby tournament.^[3]

Jonah Placid

Placid in 2014 playing for Melbourne Rising
Birth name	Jonah Placid
Date of birth	(1995-05-14) 14 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight	97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
School	Nudgee College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback Current team Toulon Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Easts Wests Scarborough () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017–2020 Toulon 11 (0) Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2014–2016 Melbourne Rising 24 (57) Correct as of 15 October 2016 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2014 Reds 1 (0) 2015–2017 Rebels 18 (35) 2020– Force 0 (0) Correct as of 7 July 2017 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012 Australian Schoolboys 4 (0) 2013–2015 Australia U20 13 (25) Correct as of 20 June 2015

Career

Born in New South Wales, but raised in Rockhampton, Queensland, Placid first came to prominence playing for Easts Tigers and he helped them win the 2013 Queensland Premier Rugby Title. This saw him named in the Queensland Reds wider training squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season.^[4] Although this was largely a development contract and he seemed unlikely to be given any game time during the campaign, an injury crisis saw him make his Super Rugby debut as a second-half replacement against the Western Force on 5 April 2014. It was to prove an unhappy debut as his side went down to 32-29 defeat and he himself had to be substituted with a chest injury following a heavy collision with Force fullback Jayden Hayward.^[5] He is currently playing for Wests Scarborough in the Fortescue Premier Grade.

International

Placid played a starring role for the Australian Schoolboys during their successful 2012 season. This included playing a part in his team´s historic victory away to New Zealand, only the second time they´d ever won on the other side of the Tasman. As a reward he was selected for the Australia Under-20 side which competed in the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship in France.^[3][6]

Super Rugby statistics

As of 14 September 2017^[2]

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
2014	Reds	1	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	Rebels	1	1	0	80	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
2016	Rebels	12	7	5	697	4	0	0	0	20	0	0
2017	Rebels	5	2	3	204	2	0	0	0	10	0	0
Total		19	10	9	987	7	0	0	0	35	0	0

References

1. "Jayden Hayward helps Western Force continue on winning way in Super Rugby victory over Queensland Reds". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
2. "Jonah Placid Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
3. "Australia Under 20 Media Guide" (PDF). Rugby Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
4. "Queensland Reds team to play Brumbies". rupa.com.au. Rugby Union Players' Association. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
5. "Reds vs Force 5 April 2014 Match Breakdown". SA Rugby. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
6. "Jonah Placid IRB JWC Player Profile". IRB.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.