2014 SUPER RUGBY MEDIA GUIDE WARATAHS 102 ADAM ASHLEY-COOPER @AdamCoopy Position: Centre Physical: 182cm/98kg Date of Birth: 27 March 1984 Place of Birth: Sydney, AUS Super Rugby Caps: 108 Super Rugby Points: 93 Super Rugby Debut: Round 1, 2005 vs Crusaders, Canberra Test Caps: 91 Test Points: 130 Test Debut 20 August 2005 vs South Africa, Perth Adam Ashley-Cooper, a descendant of the Earl of Shaftesbury, took up rugby as a 15-year-old while living on the New South Wales Central Coast. At the age of 19, Ashley-Cooper moved to Canberra to take up his first professional contract in 2005 but after eight seasons with the Brumbies, returned to Sydney. He played every match in his debut season for the Waratahs and 14 in 2013, scoring three tries. Labelled one of the most versatile players in the game, the international veteran can play centre, wing, or fullback. He holds the record for the fastest hat-trick in Rugby World Cup history, crossing for three tries in eight minutes in the 67-5 victory over the United States in 2011. He is also the only player to feature in every minute of a full seven-match Rugby World Cup campaign. KURTLEY BEALE @kurtley_beale Position: Fullback Physical: 184cm/90kg Date of Birth: 6 January 1989 Place of Birth: Blacktown, AUS Super Rugby Caps: 82 Super Rugby Points: 417 Super Rugby Debut: Round 1, 2007 vs Lions, Johannesburg Test Caps: 39 Test Points: 86 Test Debut 28 November 2009 vs Wales, Cardiff Kurtley Beale signed with the Waratahs as a 16-year-old at St Joseph’s College and made his first Super Rugby start against the Sharks in 2007. The former Australian Schoolboys captain became the Waratahs’ first choice flyhalf at the start of 2008 and went on to make 68 appearances for the Sydney-based club. Beale has 39 Test caps, his first coming at the end of the 2009 Spring Tour, when he appeared on the wing as a substitute against Wales. He moved to fullback for the 2010 season and won the prestigious John Eales Medal as Australia’s best player throughout 2011. Beale returns to the Waratahs in 2014 after two seasons with the Rebels.
2014 Super Rugby Media Guide
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