Will Genia
Australian rugby union player (born 1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sanchez William Genia (born 17 January 1988) is a professional rugby union player, currently playing scrum-half for the Kintetsu Liners in Japan. He had previously played Super Rugby for the Queensland Reds (2007–2015) and Melbourne Rebels (2018–2019). He also had previously played for Stade Français in France's Top 14 from 2015 to 2017.
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Birth name | Sanchez William Genia[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1988-01-17) 17 January 1988 (age 36) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 81 kg (12 st 11 lb; 179 lb)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Brisbane Boys' College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, he played for Australia at international level from 2009 to 2019. Genia made his test debut against New Zealand, and went on to earn 110 international caps. Former New Zealand scrum-half Justin Marshall said Genia was "best in the world for his position".[4]