| Rob Leota | |
| Birth Name: | Robert Leota |
| Birth Date: | 3 March 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Preston, Victoria, Australia |
| Height: | 190cm (80inches) |
| Weight: | 1100NaN0 |
| School: | Thornbury High School |
| Ru Position: | Flanker, Number 8 |
| Amatyears1: | 2020 |
| Amatteam1: | Eastern Suburbs |
| Amatapps1: | 5 |
| Amatpoints1: | 0 |
| Amatupdate: | 16 July 2022 |
| Years1: | 2016– |
| Apps1: | 56 |
| Points1: | 10 |
| Years2: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Melbourne Rising |
| Apps2: | 21 |
| Points2: | 6 |
| Ru Clubupdate: | 8 June 2024 |
| Repyears1: | 2015 |
| Repteam1: | Australia Schoolboys |
| Repcaps1: | 1 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
| Repyears2: | 2016 |
| Repteam2: | Australia U20 |
| Repcaps2: | 5 |
| Reppoints2: | 5 |
| Repyears3: | 2021– |
| Repcaps3: | 21 |
| Reppoints3: | 10 |
| Repupdate: | 27 November 2022 |
Robert Leota (born 3 March 1997) is an Australian professional rugby union player for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby and for in international rugby. His usual position is flanker and Number 8.
Leota attended Thornbury High School,[1] and during his junior rugby years, Leota was teammates with actor Jacob Elordi.[2] [3]
Leota made his debut for the Rebels against the Crusaders as a replacement in a heavy defeat at AMI Stadium.[4]
Leota was named in 's team for the 2021 Rugby Championship match against, played on the Gold Coast. He made his test debut in the 74th minute of the match, won 28–26 against the World Cup champions.
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | 3 | 10 | 394 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 6 | 1 | 5 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 6 | 0 | 6 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | 3 | 4 | 304 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 44 | 18 | 26 | 1,772 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||