Will Genia
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Will Genia at 2011 Rugby World Cup
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| Full name | Sanchez William Genia | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 January 1988 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (12 st 13 lb; 181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Brisbane Boys' College | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2007 2014–15 2015– |
Ballymore Tornadoes Brisbane City Stade Français |
6 3 4 |
(5) (5) |
| Super Rugby | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2007–15 | Reds | 114 | (90) |
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Correct as of 14 June 2015
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| National team(s) | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
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2009– 2008 2006 2005 |
Australia Australia U-20 Australia U-19 Australia 'A' Schoolboys |
75 | (50) |
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Correct as of 26 November 2016
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Will Genia (born 17 January 1988) is a Papua New Guinean-born, Australian rugby union player. He plays scrum-half for Stade Français in the Top 14 competition and for Australia.
Sometimes compared to former Australian halfback George Gregan, Genia is pound for pound one of the strongest players in the Wallabies team, able to bench press 172 kg.
In 2013, former All Black scrum-half Justin Marshall said that Genia was the "best in the world for his position".
Genia was born in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. He was introduced to rugby union when he moved to Brisbane, Australia at the age of 12 for his secondary education at Brisbane Boys' College, boarding at the school from 2000 to 2005. Genia played rugby for the Australia 'A' Schoolboys team in 2005, and was part of the Australian Under 19 rugby team that won the IRB World Championship in 2006.
Genia's Papua New Guinean father, Kilroy Genia, is a former Cabinet Minister in the Papua New Guinean government. His Australian mother, Elizabeth Genia, was appointed assistant governor at the Bank of Papua New Guinea in 2011. His older brother, Frankie Genia, plays international rugby for the PNG Pukpuks.
Genia was recruited to the Queensland Reds from the GPS club at the end of 2006 before their tour to Japan and obtained his first state cap for the Reds playing against Japan.
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