Rob Leota

Rob Leota
Birth name	Robert Leota
Date of birth	3 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Preston, Victoria, Australia
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb)
School	Thornbury High School
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Flanker, Number 8
Current team	Rebels
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2020	Eastern Suburbs
	Correct as of 16 July 2022
Senior career
Years	Team
2016–	Rebels
2016–2019	Melbourne Rising
	Correct as of 8 June 2024
International career
Years	Team
2015	Australia Schoolboys
2016	Australia U20
2021–	Australia
	Correct as of 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 Australia in international rugby. His usual position is flanker and Number 8.

Rugby career

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 Australia's team for the 2021 Rugby Championship match against South Africa, played on the Gold Coast.^[5] He made his test debut in the 74th minute of the match, won 28–26 against the World Cup champions.^[6]^[7]

Statistics

As of 3 June 2023^[8]

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Points
2016	Rebels	1	0	1	27	0	0
2017	Rebels	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	Rebels	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	Rebels	13	3	10	394	1	5
2020	Rebels	6	1	5	129	0	0
2020 AU	Rebels	6	0	6	108	0	0
2021 AU	Rebels	7	3	4	304	1	5
2021 TT	Rebels	5	5	0	376	0	0
2022	Rebels	6	6	0	445	0	0
2023	Rebels	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		44	18	26	1,772	2	10