Reece Hodge (born 26 August 1994) is an Australian professional
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
player for the
Melbourne Rebels in
Super Rugby. A utility back, Hodge can play fly-half, outside centre, wing or fullback. Hodge completed his secondary Education at
Manly Selective Campus, along with fellow Wallaby,
Cadeyrn Neville.
Career
Hodge played his junior rugby with the Harbord Harlequins and then later with the Manly Marlins. He made his debut for the Rebels scoring two tries, 2 conversions and 2 penalties totalling 20 points.
Hodge signed a contract with the Melbourne Rebels in 2016.
In Mid-2016, Hodge was called up to replace
Mike Harris
Michael Deane Harris (born January 23, 1945) is a Canadian retired politician who served as the 22nd premier of Ontario from 1995 to 2002 and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (PC Party) from 1990 to 2002. During his time ...
in the
Wallabies squad for the 2016 series against England.
In the opening test of the 2020
Bledisloe Cup
The Bledisloe Cup is an annual rugby union competition originally staged between the national teams of Australia's Wallabies and New Zealand's All Blacks that has been contested since the 1930s. The frequency that the competition is held has va ...
, Hodge had a 55 metre penalty goal attempt to win the match that hit the post. The match ended in a 16-all draw.
Super Rugby statistics
References
External links
Reece Hodge - Melbourne Rebels
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1994 births
Australian rugby union players
Rugby union fullbacks
Melbourne Rebels players
People from Manly, New South Wales
Living people
Australia international rugby union players
Rugby union centres
Rugby union fly-halves
Rugby union wings
Sydney (NRC team) players
Melbourne Rising players
Rugby union players from Sydney