James Tuttle (rugby union) explained

James Tuttle
Birth Name:James Tuttle
Birth Date:13 May 1996
Birth Place:Brisbane, Australia
Height:1.76m (05.77feet)
Weight:84kg (185lb)
School:St Joseph's College, Nudgee
Ru Position:Scrum-half
Years1:2014–pres.
Years2:2014–2018
Clubs1:GPS
Clubs2:Queensland Country
Apps2:39
Points2:153
Ru Clubupdate:3 September 2019
Superyears1:2016–2019
Superyears2:2020–
Superapps1:24
Superapps2:46
Superpoints1:50
Superpoints2:3
Super14update:8 June 2024
Repyears1:2013
Repyears2:2015–16
Repyears3:2022
Repteam1:Australian Schoolboys
Repteam2:Australia U20
Repteam3:Australia A
Repcaps1:4
Repcaps2:11
Repcaps3:4
Reppoints2:7
Reppoints3:10

James Tuttle (born 13 May 1996) is an Australian rugby union player. He is currently contracted to the Melbourne Rebels[1] after previously playing for the Queensland Reds.[2]

Tuttle attended St Joseph's College, Nudgee and represented Queensland and Australia at schoolboy rugby in 2013. He joined Queensland club side GPS, and his performances in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition led to his signing with the Queensland Country team for the inaugural season of the National Rugby Championship (NRC) in 2014.

In 2015, Tuttle was selected for the Australia Under-20 team to play at the World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Italy. He signed a three-year Super Rugby contract with the Brisbane-based Reds in 2015, and toured with the team to South Africa but did not play. After Queensland Country's captain Anthony Fainga'a was forced to withdraw from the 2015 NRC season due to injury, Tuttle was appointed as the new captain of the side.

Tuttle currently studies a Bachelor of Commerce at Deakin University.[3]

In 2022, Tuttle was selected for the Australia ‘A’ Rugby Union Team to play at the Pacific Nations Cup[4] in Fiji. Later that year, he toured again with Australia ‘A’ to Japan to play the Japan XV side in a three-match series.[5] Tuttle was appointed as captain for the team’s final match in Osaka.[6]

Super Rugby statistics

Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
5 2 3 183 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
13 9 4 742 1 1 1 0 10 0 0
6 5 1 365 0 5 10 0 40 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 1 3 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 0 5 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 0 4 70 0 0 1 0 3 0 0
12 8 4 540 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 0 12 211 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 61 25 36 2,230 1 6 12 0 53 1 0

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Media . Rebels . 2022-05-26 . Starting scrum-half James Tuttle re-signs for two more seasons Latest Rugby News Melbourne Rebels . 2023-02-06 . melbournerebels.rugby . en.
  2. Web site: 2018-03-05 . Queensland Reds re-sign James Tuttle, earmark the halfback as future club goalkicker . 2023-02-06 . Fox Sports . en.
  3. Web site: [James Tuttle Elite Athlete Program Profiles ]. Deakin University . 27 August 2023.
  4. Web site: Williamson . Nathan . 2022-06-30 . Lonergan to lead Australia A against Samoa in Pacific Nations opener Latest Rugby News RUGBY.com.au . 2023-02-06 . www.rugby.com.au . en.
  5. Web site: Australia . Rugby . 2022-09-21 . Wallabies headline Australia A squad for Japan Tour Latest Rugby News Rugby Australia . 2023-02-06 . australia.rugby . en.
  6. Web site: Australia . Rugby . 2022-10-11 . Tuttle to skipper Australia A in final Japan XV match Latest Rugby News RUGBY.com.au . 2023-02-06 . www.rugby.com.au . en.