Jermaine Ainsley
| Date of birth | 8 August 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Cromwell, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 122 kg (19 st 3 lb; 269 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Otago Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jermaine Ainsley (born 8 August 1995) is an Australian professional rugby union footballer who currently plays as a prop for the Melbourne Rebels in the Super Rugby competition after previously being with the Western Force.[1][2]
Early life
Born and raised in New Zealand, Ainsley moved to Western Australia in search of his big break in the game. He represented Western Australia at under-20 level before turning out for the Western Force's A team. He played an important role in the Nedlands club's victory in the Pindan RugbyWA Premier Grade competition in 2015.
Rugby career
Ainsley was selected by the Perth Spirit for the 2015 National Rugby Championship season. He played in nine matches in total for the Spirit in 2015, starting two of them and this secured him a spot in the Western Force's wider training group ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season.[2][3][4]
Injuries to props Tetera Faulkner and Francois van Wyk gave Ainsley the opportunity to earn valuable game time during his debut campaign. He earned his first cap in Round 1 against the Melbourne Rebels and played in nine of the Force's fifteen matches that year, one of which was as a starter. This form earned him a new 2-year contract to keep him at the Force until 2018.[5]
After the Force were excluded from the Super rugby competition, Ainsley moved to join the Melbourne Rebels in 2018 and, later that year, signed an extended deal with the club to stay in Melbourne through to 2020.[1]
Super Rugby statistics
- As of 15 July 2018[6]
| Season | Team | Games | Start | Sub | Mins | T | C | PG | DG | Pts | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Western Force | 9 | 1 | 8 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Western Force | 8 | 7 | 1 | 406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Rebels | 14 | 9 | 5 | 637 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 31 | 17 | 14 | 1198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- 1 2 "Wallabies and Rebels lock in promising prop". rugy.com.au. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- 1 2 "Jermaine Ainsley looks to continue rapid rise in 2016". Western Force. 16 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ↑ "Jermaine Ainsley Player Profile". Rugby WA. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ↑ "Jermaine Ainsley Rugby Australia Player Profile". Rugby Australia. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ↑ "Cowan and Ainsley ink new deals to 2018". Western Force. 17 May 2016. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ↑ "Jermaine Ainsley itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 14 August 2016.