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| Date of birth | (2000-03-14)14 March 2000 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Werribee,Melbourne,Victoria, Australia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb; 225 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Brisbane State High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jordan Petaia (born 14 March 2000) is an Australianrugby professional player currently playing for theQueensland Reds in theSuper Rugby and forAustralia in international matches. A utility back, Petaia is most often used in the centres for both club and country.
Petaia is of Samoan and Australian descent. He was born inVictoria in 2000, and raised inBrisbane,Queensland.[2]
During his time atBrisbane State High School Petaia spent time playing on the wing for the 2016 1st XV Premiership team and in his final year played fullback.[3] In his final year at the school he was selected in theAustralian Schools Rugby Union side that played Fiji andNew Zealand.[4] Petaia has cited formerQueensland Reds playerWill Genia in the2011 Super Rugby Final as a turning point in his journey in becoming a professional rugby player.[5]
Petaia made his Super Rugby debut on 7 April 2018,round 8, against theBrumbies atGIO Stadium,Canberra. The Queensland Reds lost 45–21.[6][7][8] Petaia scored his first ever try in the Super Rugby and for the Queensland Reds inround 14 against theHurricanes, losing narrowly, 38–34 inWellington.[9][10] Petaia's second try came againstrivals theNew South Wales Waratahs inround 16. The Queensland Reds lost at home –Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane – 41–52.[11]
Petaia was called up to theAustralia squad by coachMichael Cheika in early August 2018, beforeBledisloe Test One inSydney,New South Wales.[12] However, he did not make the final team to play againstNew Zealand.[13]
Petaia's international debut was during a pool match against Uruguay in the 2019 Rugby World Cup, scoring a try on his second touch.[14] He set up another try before being rested at half time.
As of 9 September 2023[15]
| Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
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| 1 |  Uruguay | Ōita,Japan | Oita Stadium | 2019 Rugby World Cup | 5 October 2019 | Win | 45 - 10 |
| 2 |  Japan | Ōita,Japan | Oita Stadium | 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals | 23 October 2021 | Win | 23 -32 |
| 3 |  England | Perth,Australia | Optus Stadium | 2022 England rugby union tour of Australia | 2 July 2022 | Win | 30 - 28 |
| 4 |  Argentina | Mendoza,Argentina | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas | 2022 Rugby Championship | 6 August 2022 | Win | 26 –41 |
| 5 |  New Zealand | Auckland, New Zealand | Eden Park | 2022 Rugby Championship | 24 September 2022 | Loss | 40 –14 |
| 6 |  Ireland | Dublin, Ireland | Aviva Stadium | 2022 end-of-year rugby union internationals | 19 November 2022 | Loss | 13 –10 |
| 7 |  Georgia | Paris, France | Stade de France | 2023 Rugby World Cup | 9 September 2023 | Win | 35 - 15 |
In December 2024, Petaia left the Queensland Reds to pursue anAmerican football career.[16] On 9 December 2024, he was selected for theNational Football League'sInternational Player Pathway (IPP) program at the position oftight end.[17]
