Dane Haylett-Petty
Full nameDane Haylett-Petty
Date of birth (1989-06-18) 18 June 1989
Place of birthDurban, Natal, South Africa
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb; 212 lb)[1]
SchoolHale School, Perth
Notable relative(s)Ross Haylett-Petty (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback / Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2013
2013–2014
2014
Biarritz
Tokyo Shokki Shuttles
Perth Spirit
52
6
6
(25)
(5)
(5)
Correct as of 16 June 2019
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008–2010
2014–2017
2018–2021
Force
Force
Rebels
9
43
33
(5)
(40)
(60)
Correct as of 7 November 2021
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007
2008–2009
2016–2020
Australia Schoolboys
Australia U20
Australia


38


(60)
Correct as of 7 November 2021
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2008–2009 Australia

Dane Haylett-Petty (born 18 June 1989) is a retired Australian rugby union footballer who played as a fullback or wing for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby and the Wallabies.[2][3][4]

Early life

Haylett-Petty was born in Durban in the former Province of Natal in South Africa. His family moved to Perth, Western Australia when Haylett-Petty was 10-years-old and attended the Hale School from 2000 to 2007[5] in the suburb of Wembley Downs. He played rugby for the Australia 'A' Schoolboys team in 2007.[6]

Career

Haylett-Petty started out his senior career with the Western Force during the 2008 Super 14 season where he made his début against the Chiefs in Perth. He made a total of 12 appearances spanning three seasons before heading north in 2010 to join French Top 14 side Biarritz. He stayed in France for 3 years, making more than 50 appearances before it was announced that he would head back home to join the Force for the 2014 Super Rugby season.[2][3]

On August 11, 2017, the it was announced that the Western Force would be the Australian team axed from Super Rugby.[7] Subsequently, Haylett-Petty and younger brother Ross officially signed for the Melbourne Rebels on two year deals starting in 2018.[8][9]

Haylett-Petty announced his retirement in November 2021, due to ongoing concussion.[10]

International career

Haylett-Petty represented Australia Under 20 in the 2008 and 2009 IRB Junior World Championships and he jointly holds the record for the most tries scored by a single player in a JWC match. His haul of 4 tries against Canada Under 20 in 2008 is equalled only by compatriots Kurtley Beale and Richard Kingi against the same opposition in 2009 and New Zealander Julian Savea against Samoa Under 20 in 2010.[11]

He is also a former Australia Sevens player and featured in the IRB Sevens World Series in 2008 and 2009.[2][3]

Super Rugby statistics

As of 12 June 2021[4]
SeasonTeamGamesStartsSubMinsTriesConsPensDropsPointsYelRed
2008Force3211660000000
2009Force00000000000
2010Force5322421000500
2014Force9905141000500
2015Force10917351000510
2016Force15150118330001500
2017Force99064630001500
2018Rebels1110167350002510
2019Rebels1111085020001000
2020Rebels66048030001500
2020 AURebels55031520001000
2021 AURebels00000000000
2021 TTRebels00000000000
Total8479559982100010530

References

  1. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. 1 2 3 "Dane Haylett-Petty Western Force Player Profile". Rugby WA. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Dale Haylett-Petty heads home". ESPN. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Dane Haylett-Petty itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  5. "OHA Newsletter No. 3, Winter 2013" (PDF). Old Haleians Association. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF 0.6 MB) on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  6. Brave and Game (2010). "Nurseries of Australian Schoolboys' Rugby" (PDF). Australian Schools Rugby Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  7. "Western Force culled from Super Rugby competition". Daily Telegraph. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  8. "Melbourne Rebels sign Wallabies fullback Dane Haylett-Petty, brother Ross". Herald Sun. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  9. "Melbourne Rebels sign Haylett-Petty brothers on two-year contracts". Fox Sports Australia. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  10. "Concussion ends Haylett-Petty rugby career". PerthNow. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  11. "Junior World Championship ... by numbers". IRB JWC. 2 June 2012. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
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