Will Genia

Will Genia
Birth nameSanchez William Genia[1][2]
Date of birth (1988-01-17) 17 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birthPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight81 kg (12 st 11 lb; 179 lb)[3]
SchoolBrisbane Boys' College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007 Ballymore Tornadoes 6 (5)
2014–2015 Brisbane City 3 (5)
2015–2017 Stade Français 21 (10)
2019– Kintetsu Liners 8 (19)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–2015 Reds 114 (90)
2018–2019 Rebels 23 (30)
Correct as of 16 June 2019
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005 Australia Schoolboys
2006 Australia U19
2008 Australia U20
2009–2019 Australia 110 (90)
Correct as of 1 November 2019

Genia before World Cup match against USA.

Sanchez William Genia (born 17 January 1988) is a professional rugby union player, currently playing scrum-half for the Kintetsu Liners in Japan. He had previously played Super Rugby for the Queensland Reds (2007–2015) and Melbourne Rebels (2018–2019). He also had previously played for Stade Français in France's Top 14 from 2015 to 2017.

Born in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, he played for Australia at international level from 2009 to 2019. Genia made his test debut against New Zealand, and went on to earn 110 international caps. Former New Zealand scrum-half Justin Marshall said Genia was "best in the world for his position".[4]

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  4. ^ Tucker, Jim (18 October 2013). "Genia only Aussie in ANZAC XV: Marshall". News.com.au.