Andrew Kellaway (rugby union) explained

Andrew Kellaway
Fullname:Andrew John Kellaway
Birth Date:12 October 1995
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height:1.860NaN0
Weight:940NaN0
School:The Scots College
Position:Fullback, Wing, Centre
Currentclub:Rebels
Amatyears1:2014–2018
Amatapps1:36
Amatpoints1:145
Years1:2014–2017
Clubs1:NSW Country Eagles
Apps1:28
Points1:80
Years2:2016–2018, 2025-
Clubs2:Waratahs
Apps2:22
Points2:15
Years3:2018–2019
Clubs3:Northampton Saints
Apps3:18
Points3:20
Years4:2019
Clubs4:Counties Manukau
Apps4:10
Points4:0
Years5:2020–2024
Clubs5:Rebels
Apps5:50
Points5:90
Years6:2021
Clubs6:Green Rockets Tokatsu
Apps6:4
Points6:5
Repyears1:2012–2013
Repteam1:Australia Schoolboys
Repcaps1:8
Reppoints1:0
Repyears2:2014–2015
Repteam2:Australia U20
Repcaps2:12
Reppoints2:70
Repyears3:2021–
Repteam3:Australia
Repcaps3:26
Reppoints3:55
Amatupdate:16 July 2022
Clubupdate:8 June 2024
Repupdate:27 November 2022

Andrew Kellaway (born 12 October 1995) is an Australian rugby union player who currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in the Super Rugby competition. He also previously played for the and English club Northampton. Kellaway has been capped for Australia's national team, the Wallabies. His regular playing positions are fullback and wing.

Early life

After beginning his junior rugby at the Hunters Hill Rugby Club, Kellaway went on to represent Australia at schoolboy and under-20 level. His total of ten tries at the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship broke the tournament record previously held by Julian Savea and Zac Guildford. He then captained the under-20 side in 2015.

Rugby career

In late 2014, Kellaway began playing for the New South Wales Country Eagles in the National Rugby Championship. He made his Super Rugby run-on debut for the Waratahs against the Brumbies in April 2016. The following week, he signed a further two-year contract with the Waratahs.

Kellaway joined English club Northampton Saints for the 2018–19 season. He then signed with the Melbourne Rebels ahead of the 2020 season, but first playing for in late 2019 alongside Sonny Bill Williams in New Zealand.

Following a stint in Japan with NEC, Kellaway returned to the Rebels for the 2021 Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition and was selected in the Wallabies squad for the mid-year tests by national coach Dave Rennie. He made his international debut against in July 2021 at Suncorp Stadium.

That was the beginning of a memorable year for Kellaway. He scored the second most tries (9) in a Wallabies’ debut season and walked away with Rugby Australia’s Rookie of the Year award.

International tries

As of 15 September 2022.[1]

TryOpponentLocationVenueCompetitionDateResult
1Auckland, New ZealandEden Park2021 Summer International7 August 2021bgcolor=#FFCCCC align=centerLoss33–25
2Auckland, New ZealandEden Park2021 Rugby Championship14 August 2021 Loss 57–22
3
4Gold Coast, Australia12 September 2021bgcolor=#CCF9CC align=centerWin 28–26
5Townsville, Australia25 September 2021bgcolor=#CCF9CC align=centerWin 27–8
6Gold Coast, AustraliaRobina Stadium2 October 2021bgcolor=#CCF9CC align=center rowspan="3"Win align=center rowspan="3"32–17
7
8
9Cardiff, WalesPrincipality Stadium2021 Autumn International20 November 2021bgcolor=#FFCCCC align=centerLoss29–28
10Melbourne, AustraliaDocklands Stadium2022 Rugby Championship15 September 2022Loss 37–39
11

Super Rugby statistics

Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
11 10 1 790 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
9 6 3 521 1 0 0 0 5 1 0
2 2 0 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 5 1 444 7 0 0 0 35 0 0
8 8 0 612 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 2 2 226 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
11 11 0 824 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
9 8 1 603 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
Total 60 52 8 4,133 15 0 0 0 75 1 0

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andrew John H. Kellaway. 2021-11-20. ESPN scrum.