| Birth name | Angus Cottrell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1989-11-20)20 November 1989 (age 35) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Brisbane Boys' College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Angus Cottrell (born 20 November 1989) is anAustralian former professionalrugby union player. His playing position isflanker. He currently plays for theLA Giltinis ofMajor League Rugby (MLR).
He previously represented theMelbourne Rebels inSuper Rugby.
Cottrell was born inBrisbane, Australia and attendedBrisbane Boys' College. His father, Nev Cottrell Jr, played representative rugby for Queensland in the late 1970s. His grandfather, Nev "Notchy" Cottrell, captained the Wallabies playing at hooker for two Tests against the British and Irish Lions in 1950.[1]
Cottrell currently studies a Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/Bachelor of Commerce atDeakin University.[2]
In 2011, while playing forWest Brisbane Bulldogs inQueensland Premier Rugby, Cottrell was recruited bySuper Rugby franchise theWestern Force. He made his debut in Week 1 of the2012 Super Rugby season against theBrumbies inCanberra.[1]
Cottrell signed for theMelbourne Rebels for the2018 Super Rugby season after failing to make the field for the Force during 2017 due to injury. After being tipped for an international debut by media during 2018, Cottrell was called into the Wallabies during the2018 Rugby Championship as injury cover forLukhan Tui.
Cottrell played two seasons for theLA Giltinis and was considered among the best forwards in Major League Rugby, playing a critical role in LA's successful 2021 title run.[3] He announced his retirement from professional rugby in October 2022.[3]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Force | 6 | 4 | 2 | 338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Force | 9 | 8 | 1 | 621 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Force | 13 | 12 | 1 | 827 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Force | 14 | 10 | 4 | 533 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Force | 14 | 10 | 4 | 699 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Force | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Rebels | 14 | 14 | 0 | 980 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Rebels | 14 | 12 | 2 | 881 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | Rebels | 6 | 4 | 2 | 274 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 AU | Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 90 | 74 | 16 | 5312 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 0 | |