Jake Gordon (born 6 July 1993) is an Australian
rugby union
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player who plays for
Super Rugby
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franchise
New South Wales Waratahs
The New South Wales Waratahs ( or ;), referred to as the Waratahs, are an Australian professional rugby union team representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super Rugby competition. The Riverina and other southern parts of the state, ...
, and the
Wallabies
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.
Early life
Born in
Sydney, Jake grew up in
Newtown,
New South Wales
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where he first started to play rugby, playing the ages at
Canterbury Juniors. Gordon is a product of
Sydney University
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's first-grade side, who he has played for since 2013.
Professional career
In 2014, he was selected for the inaugural season of the
National Rugby Championship
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(NRC), playing for the
Sydney Stars
The Sydney Stars is a former Australian rugby union football team that competed in the National Rugby Championship (NRC) in 2014 and 2015. The Stars team was established as a joint venture between the Sydney University and Balmain rugby clubs, ...
. He remained with the side for the
2015 season, which saw Gordon start in all nine games, including the semi-final against
Brisbane City whom won the match: 47–32. Since the dissolution of the
Sydney Stars
The Sydney Stars is a former Australian rugby union football team that competed in the National Rugby Championship (NRC) in 2014 and 2015. The Stars team was established as a joint venture between the Sydney University and Balmain rugby clubs, ...
, Gordon changed teams to the
New South Wales Country Eagles
The New South Wales Country Eagles is an Australian rugby union football team competes in the National Rugby Championship (NRC). The team was founded by a group of patrons associated with country rugby in New South Wales. The Eagles team plays ...
.
In 2016, Gordon signed with the
New South Wales Waratahs
The New South Wales Waratahs ( or ;), referred to as the Waratahs, are an Australian professional rugby union team representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super Rugby competition. The Riverina and other southern parts of the state, ...
on a one-year deal after training with the extended playing squad in 2015. However, for all of the
2016 Super Rugby season
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, Gordon was behind
Nick Phipps and
Matt Lucas
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and did not make an appearance all season. Gordon was later a key figure in the
New South Wales Country Eagles
The New South Wales Country Eagles is an Australian rugby union football team competes in the National Rugby Championship (NRC). The team was founded by a group of patrons associated with country rugby in New South Wales. The Eagles team plays ...
team that finished runner-up to
Perth Spirit
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in the
2016 National Rugby Championship. He finished the season as joint-try scorer with 9 tries to his name and was voted as the 2016 Buildcorp NRC Players’ Player at the annual RUPA Awards.

In 2017, Gordon remained as a member of the Waratahs extended playing squad. With injury to Nick Phipps in the early part of the
2017 Super Rugby season
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, Gordon found himself on the bench ahead of the Round 2 clash against the
Lions
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and replaced Matt Lucas on the 60th minute to make his Super Rugby debut. In Round 4, he scored his first Super Rugby try in just his second appearance for his franchise. He earned his first start the following week against the
Melbourne Rebels
The Melbourne Rebels is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Melbourne. They made their debut in SANZAR's Super Rugby tournament in 2011. They were the first privately owned professional rugby union team in Australia, until 2017 ...
.
On 3 June 2017, Gordon was a late call up to the
Australia national squad, replacing injured team mate Nick Phipps, ahead of their
June tests.
Gordon gets Wallabies June Series nod
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References
External links
Jake Gordon
at Wallabies
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1993 births
Australia international rugby union players
Australian rugby union players
New South Wales Waratahs players
Rugby union scrum-halves
Living people
Sydney Stars players
New South Wales Country Eagles players
Rugby union players from Sydney