Pat Leafa

Patrick Leafa is a professional rugby union player with the Melbourne Rebels. His preferred position is Hooker. Born and raised in New Zealand,^[1] Leafa played club rugby for Auckland Marist Brothers Old Boys^[2] where he captained the side^[3] and represented Auckland in the ITM cup.^[4]

Pat Leafa

Leafa in 2014
Birth name	Patrick Leafa
Date of birth	(1989-03-16) 16 March 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight	110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2009–12 Marist Brothers Auckland () 2014–2016 Melbourne Rising 25 (25) 2017– Vannes 7 (0) Correct as of 5 November 2017 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2009 Auckland 1 (5) 2012– Tuggeranong Vikings () Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2013–2017 Rebels 51 (5) Correct as of 5 November 2017

He pursued his rugby career by moving to Australia and playing for the Tuggeranong Vikings in the ACT.^[5] He earned opportunities to play with the Brumby Runners - the Brumbies development squad.^[5]

He was signed by the Melbourne Rebels after a break out season^[6] that included winning player of the year for his club, the McDougall Medal for player of the tournament in 2012 and the ACT Griffins player of the year.^[7]

Leafa has been contracted by the Melbourne Rebels and offered a place in the Extended Player Squad.^[8][9]

Super Rugby statistics

As of 5 November 2017^[10]

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
2013	Rebels	1	0	1	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014	Rebels	16	10	6	743	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
2015	Rebels	16	16	0	1178	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	Rebels	14	1	13	271	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	Rebels	4	1	3	116	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		51	28	23	2118	1	0	0	0	5	0	0