Jake Gordon

Jake Gordon
Gordon representing the Waratahs during Super Rugby, February 2019
Date of birth (1994-07-06) 6 July 1994 (age 30)
Place of birthNewtown, New South Wales, Australia
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb; 13 st 10 lb)
SchoolSydney Secondary College
UniversityUniversity of Sydney
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Waratahs
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2019 Sydney University 78 (220)
Correct as of 16 July 2022
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2015 Sydney Stars 17 (30)
2016–2019 NSW Country Eagles 25 (104)
2017– Waratahs 101 (160)
Correct as of 1 July 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018– Australia 20 (5)
Correct as of 1 July 2024

Jake Gordon (born 6 July 1993) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for Super Rugby franchise New South Wales Waratahs, and the Wallabies.

Early life

Born in Sydney, Jake grew up in Newtown, New South Wales where he first started to play rugby, playing the ages at Canterbury Juniors. Gordon is a product of Sydney University's first-grade side, who he has played for since 2013.

Professional career

In 2014, he was selected for the inaugural season of the National Rugby Championship (NRC), playing for the Sydney Stars.[1] He remained with the side for the 2015 season, which saw Gordon start in all nine games, including the semi-final against Brisbane City whom won the match: 47–32.[2] Since the dissolution of the Sydney Stars, Gordon changed teams to the New South Wales Country Eagles.

In 2016, Gordon signed with the New South Wales Waratahs on a one-year deal after training with the extended playing squad in 2015.[3] However, for all of the 2016 Super Rugby season, Gordon was behind Nick Phipps and Matt Lucas and did not make an appearance all season. Gordon was later a key figure in the New South Wales Country Eagles team that finished runner-up to Perth Spirit in the 2016 National Rugby Championship. He finished the season as joint-try scorer with 9 tries to his name and was voted as the 2016 Buildcorp NRC Players’ Player at the annual RUPA Awards.[4]

Gordon playing for the New South Wales Country Eagles.

In 2017, Gordon remained as a member of the Waratahs extended playing squad.[5] With injury to Nick Phipps in the early part of the 2017 Super Rugby season, Gordon found himself on the bench ahead of the Round 2 clash against the Lions and replaced Matt Lucas on the 60th minute to make his Super Rugby debut.[6][7] In Round 4, he scored his first Super Rugby try in just his second appearance for his franchise.[8] He earned his first start the following week against the Melbourne Rebels.[9]

On 3 June 2017, Gordon was a late call up to the Australia national squad, replacing injured team mate Nick Phipps, ahead of their June tests.[10] In 2024, Gordon was called up to the Australia national squad by the new head coach Joe Schmit.

References

  1. ^ NRC Preview: Sydney Stars
  2. ^ NRC Grand Final Brisbane City back to back champions over Canberra Vikings
  3. ^ STARS HALFBACK JAKE GORDON JOINS WARATAHS FOR 2016
  4. ^ NSW WARATAHS, MICHAEL HOOPER AND JAKE GORDON WIN AT ANNUAL VOLVO-RUPA AWARDS
  5. ^ NEW AND EXPERIENCED HOME GROWN TALENT HEADLINES NSW WARATAHS SQUAD FOR 2017
  6. ^ Double injury blow for Waratahs
  7. ^ Lions v Waratahs
  8. ^ LATE BRUMBIES SURGE SINKS WARATAHS
  9. ^ Nick Phipps to make way for Jake Gordon as Waratahs make changes for Melbourne Rebels clash
  10. ^ Gordon gets Wallabies June Series nod