Jonah Placid Explained

Jonah Placid (born 14 May 1995) is an Australian rugby union player who currently plays as a fullback for the in Super Rugby.^{[1] [2]} Domestically, he plays for Easts in the Queensland Premier Rugby tournament.^[3]

Career

Born in New South Wales, but raised in Rockhampton, Queensland, Placid first came to prominence playing for Easts Tigers and he helped them win the 2013 Queensland Premier Rugby Title. This saw him named in the Queensland Reds wider training squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season.^[4] Although this was largely a development contract and he seemed unlikely to be given any game time during the campaign, an injury crisis saw him make his Super Rugby debut as a second-half replacement against the Western Force on 5 April 2014. It was to prove an unhappy debut as his side went down to 32-29 defeat and he himself had to be substituted with a chest injury following a heavy collision with Force fullback Jayden Hayward.^[5] He is currently playing for Wests Scarborough in the Fortescue Premier Grade.

International

Placid played a starring role for the Australian Schoolboys during their successful 2012 season. This included playing a part in his team´s historic victory away to New Zealand, only the second time they´d ever won on the other side of the Tasman. As a reward he was selected for the Australia Under-20 side which competed in the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship in France.^{[3] [6]}

Super Rugby statistics

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Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
		1	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		1	1	0	80	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
		12	7	5	697	4	0	0	0	20	0	0
		5	2	3	204	2	0	0	0	10	0	0
Total		19	10	9	987	7	0	0	0	35	0	0

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jayden Hayward helps Western Force continue on winning way in Super Rugby victory over Queensland Reds . Sydney Morning Herald . Fairfax . 6 April 2014 . 6 April 2014.
2. Web site: Jonah Placid Player Statistics . itsrugby . 6 April 2014.
3. Web site: Australia Under 20 Media Guide . Rugby Australia . 6 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140126063431/http://myrugby.rugby.com.au/myrugby/images/flip/AustralianU20MediaGuide2013/mg.pdf . 26 January 2014 . dmy-all .
4. Web site: 20 February 2014 . Queensland Reds team to play Brumbies . rupa.com.au . Rugby Union Players' Association . 6 April 2014.
5. Web site: Reds vs Force 5 April 2014 Match Breakdown . SA Rugby . 6 April 2014.
6. Web site: Jonah Placid IRB JWC Player Profile . IRB.com . 6 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072130/http://fr.irb.com/jwc/teams/team=3779/player=47890/index.html . 7 April 2014 . dead .