Reesjan Pasitoa

Reesjan Pasitoa (born 3 December 2001) is an Australian professional rugby union player. He currently plays for the Western Force in Super Rugby,[2] having previously played for the Brumbies.[3] His usual position is fly-half.[3][4]

Reesjan Pasitoa
Date of birth (2001-12-03) 3 December 2001[1]
Place of birthAustralia
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb)
SchoolSt Joseph's College, Nudgee
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020–2021 Brumbies 10 (2)
2022– Force 13 (10)
Correct as of 27 May 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018–2019 Australia Schools & U18 6 [lower-alpha 1] (31)
Correct as of 4 October 2019

Early life

Raised in Perth, Western Australia,[5] Reesjan Pasitoa played his junior rugby with the Perth-Bayswater club and Trinity College, East Perth.[6] He moved to Queensland in 2017 to attend St Joseph's College, Nudgee on a rugby scholarship for his final three years of school.[6] Pasitoa guided Nudgee to consecutive GPS premierships in 2017 and 2018,[7] kicking the game-winning goal against arch-rivals Gregory Terrace in his first season.

He was selected for the 2018 Australian Schools & Under-18 team and played in Brisbane against Tonga [8] and New Zealand,[9] before playing on their successful Northern Hemisphere tour against Scotland [10] and Ireland.[11] In the following year, he steered the team to away victories over Fiji [12] and New Zealand in Hamilton.[13]

Rugby career

Pasitoa joined the Brumbies squad in Canberra ahead of the 2020 season.[14] He had actually signed with the team in late 2018 but still had one year of school left to complete.[7] He made his Super Rugby debut for the Brumbies in February 2020 from the bench in their third round match against the Highlanders.[3][15]

He signed with the Western Force after the 2021 season, in a return home to Perth where he had first started playing rugby.[2][6]

Notes
  1. Pasitoa received four caps for the Australian Schools & Under-18 team in 2018 [lower-alpha 2] and two more caps on their tour to New Zealand in late 2019.[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4]
  2. "Players with three or more 'Caps' to 2018". schoolsrugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019.
  4. "Fiji Schools — Australian Schools & U18s". Schools Rugby. 26 September 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021.

References
  1. "Reesjan Pasotoa". ESPN. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. Williamson, Nathan (14 June 2021). "Western Force sign Reesjan Pasitoa". rugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021.
  3. "Reesjan Pasitoa". Brumbies Rugby. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021.
  4. "Plus500 Brumbies Finalise 2020 Super Rugby Squad" (Press release). Brumbies. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  5. "Humility the touchstone for Pasitoa as rugby dream begins with the Brumbies". Loop Pacific. 10 January 2020. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020.
  6. Taylor, Nick (25 May 2021). "Western Force poach four players from Brumbies in Super Rugby coup". The West Australian. Perth. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  7. Tiernan, Eamonn (17 December 2018). "Brumbies sign schoolboy sensation Reesjan Pasitoa". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018.
  8. "Tongan Schools — Australian Schools & U18s". Schools Rugby. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021.
  9. "Aussie Schools pipped by Kiwis in Ballymore belter". rugby.com.au. 6 October 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020.
  10. "Report: Scotland u19 14-46 Australian Schools". Scottish Rugby. 18 December 2018. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021.
  11. "Aussie Schools and U18s beat Ireland U19s". .rugby.com.au. 9 December 2018. Archived from the original on 12 December 2018.
  12. Greenwood, Emma (28 September 2019). "Aussie Schools and U18s beat Fiji in opening tour match". rugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019.
  13. Doran, Christy (4 October 2019). "Australia's Schoolboys beat New Zealand to complete historic double". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021.
  14. "Youthful Brumbies squad named for 2020 Super Rugby season". Rugby Pass. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  15. "Brumbies 22–23 Highlanders". It's Rugby. 15 February 2020. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021.


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