Jake McIntyre (born 24 April 1994) is an Australian rugby union player. He currently plays as a fly-half Perpignan in France Top 14. McIntyre was previously with Clermont in France as well as Queensland Reds and Western Force in the Super Rugby competition and Brisbane City in Australia's National Rugby Championship.[1][2]
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| Birth name | Jake McIntyre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 April 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Alstonville, NSW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Alstonville High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life and career
editJake McIntyre was born in Alstonville in northern New South Wales. He was selected for the Australian Schoolboys rugby team in 2011 and 2012.[3] McIntyre joined Queensland club side Sunnybank and his performances in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition led to his selection in the Australia Under-20 team to play at the 2013 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in France and the 2014 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in New Zealand.[3]
Rugby career
editMcIntyre was the starting fly-half for the Brisbane City team which won the inaugural season of the National Rugby Championship (NRC) in 2014.[2][3] He signed an Elite Development Squad contract with the Queensland Reds for 2015, but sat out the early part of the season after off-season knee surgery.[4]
He made his Super Rugby debut against the Melbourne Rebels as the starting fly-half for the Reds on 15 May 2015, scoring a try in a dominant win at Suncorp Stadium.[3][4] He went on to gain two further Super Rugby caps in his first season.
After two seasons with Agen as their leading point scorer,[5] McIntyre joined French giant ASM Clermont Auvergne on a two-year deal.[6] In their season opener and his debut, Jake scored 8 points and had two try assists in Clermont's 28-10 win over La Rochelle.[7]
On 6 November 2020, McIntyre left Clermont to return to Australia with Western Force in the upcoming Super Rugby seasons on a two-year deal.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Reds still on hunt for Cooper replacement". Special Broadcasting Service. 29 July 2015. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ a b Rugari, Vince (13 May 2015). "Queensland Reds name rookie first-five Jake McIntyre for Melbourne Rebels clash". Stuff. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Jake McIntyre". Reds Rugby. 2015. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ a b Tucker, Jim (13 May 2015). "Rookie Queensland five-eighth Jake McIntyre to add bite to toothless Reds' attack". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ "Top players". Eurosport. Eurosport. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ Dudon, Emilie. "Top 14 - Clermont : Jake McIntyre (Agen) arrive". Rugbyrama (in French). Rugbyrama. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "L'antisèche : McIntyre porte Clermont". Rugbyrama (in French). Rugbyrama. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Jake McIntyre swaps Clermont for Western Force". Planet Rugby. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
External links
edit- It's Rugby stats