Jesse Parahi (born 29 July 1989) is an Australian rugby union player. He plays rugby sevens for Australia 7s. He made his international debut at the 2010 Edinburgh Sevens.[2]
| Date of birth | 29 July 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Campsie, New South Wales, Australia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (229 lb; 16 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In November 2015 Parahi briefly left the Australian sevens team to play for Wests Tigers in the NRL.[3] After eight months in rugby league he decided to switch back to rugby sevens and rejoined the team for the 2016 Paris Sevens.[4][5][6][7]
Parahi was named in Australia's sevens squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[8]
Parahi is of New Zealand Māori descent, and affiliates with the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi (tribe).[9]
Parahi and his wife Carlien run an occupational therapy program - Sense Rugby - created to help kids who usually find it difficult to be part of a sports team get involved in sport and physical activity. www.senserugby.com.au
References
edit- ^ Jesse Parahi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- ^ "Jesse Parahi". rio2016.olympics.com.au. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ Walter, Brad (3 August 2015). "Wests Tigers recruit Jesse Parahi turns back on Olympics to pursue NRL dream". Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Jesse Parahi returns to Australian Sevens for a chance to compete in Rio 2016 Olympics". The Sydney Morning Herald.com.au. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ Doran, Christy (12 May 2016). "Paris Sevens: Australian sevens player Jesse Parahi to complete comeback after leaving for NRL". Fox Sports.com.au. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Wests Tigers release Jesse Parahi". Wests Tigers.com.au. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ Payten, Iain (13 April 2016). "Jesse turns back on NRL to return to sevens". Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ Newman, Beth (14 July 2016). "Rio Olympics: Australian Sevens teams announced". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Māori athletes competing at the Rio Olympics 2016". Māori Television. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
