Full name Rory Wiremu Arnold Role Rugby Player Nickname Big Dog Height 2.08 m | Playing position Weight 120 kg Name Rory Arnold | |
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Relatives Richie Arnold (twin brother) Similar People Ita Vaea, Blake Enever, James Dargaville, Tetera Faulkner, Taqele Naiyaravoro | ||
PLAYER OF THE WEEK | Super Rugby 2019 Rd 10
Rory Arnold (born 1 July 1990) is an Australian professional rugby union player. He plays for the Brumbies in the Super Rugby competition, and has represented Australia in test matches. His regular position is lock.
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- PLAYER OF THE WEEK Super Rugby 2019 Rd 10
- The anatomy of a try rory arnold vs western force
- Family and early life
- Rugby career
- Wallabies
- Super Rugby Statistics
- References
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Family and early life
Rory Arnold and his identical twin Richie were born in Wagga Wagga, Australia. Their father Tony was stationed there while in the army. The brothers were raised in Murwillumbah in northern New South Wales where they both played junior rugby league until aged 16. In 2010, Rory joined the Murwillumbah rugby club where he played for two seasons before being scouted by the Gold Coast Breakers (now Bond University Rugby Club).
Rugby career
Arnold played Premier Rugby for the Breakers in 2013 and was selected in the Combined New South Wales–Queensland Country side that faced the British and Irish Lions during their 2013 tour to Australia, coming on as a late substitute.
He joined South African side Griquas for the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division competition. Arnold scored a try in his debut match for Griquas, but was sent off for allegedly biting Cheetahs player Ethienne Reynecke in scoring the try and subsequently given a seven match ban, later overturned and annulled on appeal.
Arnold underwent a shoulder reconstruction and sat out most of the 2014 season before joining the University of Canberra Vikings in the inaugural National Rugby Championship. He was included in the Brumbies squad for the 2015 Super Rugby season. He made his debut in the Brumbies season-opening match against the Reds, starting their 47–3 victory in Canberra, and so becoming the joint-tallest player in the history of the competition, along with Andries Bekker who represented the Stormers between 2005 and 2013. He held this record for just one week, however, with Lions lock JP du Preez (at 2.09m tall) making his debut in the second round of the competition.
Wallabies
In 2016, Arnold was named in the Wallabies preliminary 39-man squad for the 2016 series against England. He played two tests in the series.