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Adam Coleman
Australian rugby union player

Adam Coleman

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Australian rugby union player
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Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Age
33 years
Stats
Height:
204 cm
Weight:
122 kg
Sports Teams
New South Wales Waratahs
Australia national rugby union team
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Biography

Adam Coleman (born 7 October 1991) is an Australian rugby union player living in England who plays lock for London Irish in the Gallagher Premiership.

Career

Coleman attended New Town High School in Hobart Tasmania. He represented Tasmania in under 14s, 16s and 18s. Coleman played under 18s at the national championships and was then selected in the combined states team that lost to Queensland in the final of the division one championship. Coleman was spotted by the ACT Brumbies academy and moved to canberra in 2010. In 2011 Coleman is selected in the national academy and moves to Sydney to sign with Shute Shield team Parramatta Two Blues. Coleman earned his big break in senior rugby during the 2013 Super Rugby season when he was called up to theWaratahs squad for their match against theWestern Force.The encounter took place during the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia and the Watatahs were ravaged by international call-ups.Nonetheless they were able to triumph 28-13 with Coleman debuting as a 70th-minute substitute for Will Skelton.

He made no further appearances that season, and moved west for 2014 and was named as a member of the Force's extended playing squad.

Coleman made his starting debut for the Western Force on Good Friday 18 April 2014 at AAMI Park against the Melbourne Rebels.

International

In 2016, Coleman was named in the Wallabies preliminary 39-man squad for the 2016 series against England. He made his debut as a replacement in the third test.

Personal

Coleman is of Tongan descent and is the son of former Tongan rugby captain Pau'u Lolohea-Afeaki and first cousin of former Wallaby Rodney Blake.Coleman is also cousins with former Hurricane Inoke Afeaki whom also captained Tonga, New Zealand All Black Ben Afeaki and Australian women's basketball player Eva Afeaki.

Super Rugby Statistics

As of 16 June 2019
SeasonTeamGamesStartsSubMinsTriesConsPensDropsPointsYelRed
2013Waratahs101100000000
2014Force14596240000020
2015Force121117381000510
2016Force121209100000000
2017Force11926221000500
2018Rebels121208190000000
2019Rebels10915850000010
Total725814431120001040
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