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Jed Holloway
Holloway playing for Greater Sydney Rams
Birth nameJed Holloway
Date of birth (1992-11-02) 2 November 1992 (age 32)
Place of birthWollongong, Australia
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight118 kg (18.6 st; 260 lb)
SchoolWaverley College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8, Flanker, Lock
Current team Leicester Tigers
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2019 Southern Districts 60 (155)
2014–2017 Greater Sydney Rams 18 (65)
2018 NSW Country Eagles 5 (5)
2019 → Munster (short-term) 4 (0)
2021– Toyota Verblitz 2 (0)
2024 Leicester Tigers 2 (0)
Correct as of 8 December 2024
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2020, 2022-2024 Waratahs 103 (45)
Correct as of 27 August 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010 Australian Schools 1 (0)
2022-2023 Australia 12 (0)
Correct as of 7 November 2023

Jed Holloway (born 2 November 1992) is an Australian professional rugby union player, currently with Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby. He previously played for NSW Country Eagles, Waratahs and the Wallabies (the Australian national team).[1] His usual playing positions are number 8, flanker or lock.

Early life

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Holloway was born in Wollongong, where he first played junior rugby with the Woonona Shamrocks club.[2] His family moved to Yamba in northern New South Wales when he was nine years of age. He attended McAuley Catholic College and he joined the Yamba Buccaneers junior rugby club.[2] Holloway later attended Waverley College in Sydney and was selected for the Australian Schoolboys side in 2010.[3]

Rugby career

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Holloway joined the Southern Districts club where he played his senior club rugby in the Shute Shield competition. He represented Australia U20 in South Africa at the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship.[4]

Jed playing for the Rams, 2014

He was contracted to the Waratahs extended playing squad for the 2013 season,[5] and made his Super Rugby debut against the Western Force in March of that year.[2][6] At the age of 21, Holloway was named captain of the Greater Sydney Rams team for the inaugural season of Australia's National Rugby Championship in 2014.[7]

Holloway joined Irish Pro14 and Champions Cup side Munster on a two-month contract at the end of September 2019 to provide World Cup cover for the province.[8] He made his debut for the province in their 2019–20 Pro14 round 2 fixture against South African side Southern Kings on 5 October 2019, which Munster won 31–20.[9] His fourth and final appearance for Munster came in their 18–16 defeat against Scottish side Edinburgh on 29 November 2019.[10]

On 26 November 2024, Holloway signed for Leicester Tigers on a short term basis due to injuries to other locks.[11]

International rugby career

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Holloway had been tipped to be selected for the Wallabies in the three-test series against England in July 2022 but he was injured in training. After recovering, he finally made his debut for Australia against Argentina on 6 August 2022. He played both tests of the 2022 Bledisloe cup series against New Zealand, impressing with his tackling and ball carrying. In the majority of his matches for the Wallabies, he has started at blind-side flanker but he has also occasionally started at lock.

In January 2023, Holloway was named in the 44-man Wallabies training squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

Super Rugby statistics

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As of 10 September 2019[12]
Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
2013 Waratahs 4 2 2 155 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2014 Waratahs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 Waratahs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Waratahs 9 8 1 549 4 0 0 0 20 0 0
2017 Waratahs 10 4 6 357 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 Waratahs 18 10 8 835 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
2019 Waratahs 11 7 4 614 1 0 0 0 5 0 1
Total 52 31 21 2510 6 0 0 0 30 1 1

References

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  1. ^ "NRC Team of the week". Australian Rugby. 4 September 2017. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Jed Holloway". Waratahs. 2013. Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Australian Schools players" (PDF). Australian Schools Rugby. 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Jed Holloway IRB profile". Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  5. ^ "NSW Waratahs sign Sam Lane, Jed Holloway, Matt Lucas and Luke Holmes for 2013". Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  6. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Waratahs 23–19 Force". South African Rugby Union. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  7. ^ "PCS Greater Sydney RAMS name side to face NSW Country Eagles in their first NRC Game". Rams Rugby. 21 August 2014. Archived from the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Munster Rugby Sign Jed Holloway on Short-Term Deal". Munster Rugby. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Report | Bonus Point Win For Munster Against Southern Kings". Munster Rugby. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Report | Munster Suffer Narrow Edinburgh Defeat". Munster Rugby. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Tigers sign Australia forward Holloway on short deal". BBC Sport. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Jed Holloway Itsrugby statistics". Itsrugby. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
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