Michael Wells (rugby union)
Wells in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 May 1993 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Wells (born 3 May 1993) is an Australian former rugby union player who played as a loose forward.[1] Throughout his professional career, Wells played for four of Australia's five professional Super Rugby franchises. He began his career with the Brumbies in 2016, before switching to the New South Wales Waratahs for 2017.[2] After three season with the Waratahs Wells signed with the Melbourne Rebels ahead of the 2020 season. He remained with the Rebels until 2023 where he switched to the Perth-based Western Force until his retirement in 2024.[3]
Wells was an Australian schoolboys representative in 2011 and was also a member of the Australia under-20 side which competed in the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship in France. Since 2014, he has also turned out for the Australia Sevens side, debuting for them at the Gold Coast sevens in his homeland.[4]
Super Rugby statistics
- As of 30 May 2022[1]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Brumbies | 7 | 2 | 5 | 310 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Waratahs | 15 | 11 | 4 | 863 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Waratahs | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1304 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Waratahs | 11 | 10 | 1 | 773 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Rebels | 6 | 3 | 3 | 271 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 AU | Rebels | 7 | 6 | 1 | 447 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 AU | Rebels | 8 | 8 | 0 | 640 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 TT | Rebels | 5 | 5 | 0 | 400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Rebels | 13 | 13 | 0 | 955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 90 | 76 | 14 | 5,963 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- ^ a b "Michael Wells itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ "Michael Wells Brumbies Player Profile". Brumbies. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ Somerford, Ben (1 June 2024). "Vice-captain Michael Wells calls time on Super Rugby career". westernforce.rugby.
- ^ "Michael Wells Australia Sevens Player Profile". Brumbies. Retrieved 12 November 2015.