David Porecki (born 23 October 1992 in Australia) is an

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player who plays for the in

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and the Australian national team, the wallabies. His playing position is

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Rugby career

Domestic

Porecki made one brief appearance off the bench for Waratahs against

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during the

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. He joined

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as cover during the

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. Porecki was eligible to represent England as his mother is from that country. In 2016 he left Saracens to join

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and in his first season at the club was part of the side that defeated

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in the

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play-off final to win promotion back to the Premiership. In July 2020 it was confirmed that Porecki would return to the Waratahs for their Super Rugby campaign.

International

On 2 July 2022 Porecki made his debut for Australia starting in a win against

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Reference list

External links

Ultimate Rugby profile
* 1992 births Living people Australian rugby union players Rugby union hookers Sydney (NRC team) players New South Wales Waratahs players Saracens F.C. players London Irish players Rugby union players from Sydney Australia international rugby union players Australian people of English descent {{Australia-rugbyunion-bio-stub