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

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]

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. 1 2 Williamson, Nathan (14 June 2021). "Western Force sign Reesjan Pasitoa". rugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 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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