Jarrad Butler
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| Birth name | Jarrad Butler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 July 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16.7 st; 234 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | The Southport School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Queensland University of Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jarrad Butler (born 20 July 1991) is an Australian rugby union footballer who plays for Irish Pro14 side Connacht. He usually plays as a loose forward.
Early life
Butler was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and moved with his family to the Gold Coast, Australia as a 13-year-old. He attended The Southport School.[1]
Career
During the 2012 Super Rugby season, Butler joined the on a short-term contract to cover an injury crisis. He made his debut 6 July 2012 against the Highlanders at Suncorp Stadium.[2]
He made two appearances for them in 2012 which prompted Head-Coach to name him in the franchise's Extended Playing Squad for 2013.[3]
Since which he has been capped a further 10 times, throughout the 2013 Super Rugby season - upgrading him to a Standard Player Contract (SPC).[4]
On 11 July 2017, it was announced that Butler had signed a three-year contract with Irish Pro14 side Connacht. He will move to the province at the end of the 2017 Super Rugby season.[5][6]
Super Rugby Statistics
- As of 22 July 2016[7]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 2012 | Reds | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Reds | 10 | 1 | 9 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Brumbies | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1310 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Brumbies | 18 | 9 | 9 | 858 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Brumbies | 13 | 11 | 2 | 870 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 61 | 39 | 22 | 3253 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ "Kiwi-born Red Butler eyes up Wallaby jersey". stuff.co.nz. 1 June 2011.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Reds 19-13 Highlanders". South African Rugby Union. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ↑ "finalise 2013 Super Rugby EPS". Super XV. 30 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ↑ "Extended Playing Squad Profile". Queensland Rugby Union. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ↑ "Connacht Sign Jarrad Butler On Three-Year Deal". irishrugby.ie. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ↑ "Butler signs for Connacht". planetrugby.com. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ↑ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
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