2014 SUPER RUGBY MEDIA GUIDE REDS 92 JAKE SCHATZ Position: No. 8 Physical: 192cm/109kg Date of Birth: 25 July 1990 Place of Birth: Brisbane, AUS Super Rugby Caps: 49 Super Rugby Points: 20 Super Rugby Debut: Round 2, 2010 vs Crusaders, Brisbane Test Caps: 0 Test Points: 0 Test Debut – The 2013 season was a remarkable one for Jake Schatz, with the young forward achieving a litany of career milestones. At just 23 years of age, Schatz is on the cusp of 50 Super Rugby caps after making his debut in 2010. He started in every one of the Reds’ games in 2013, including their clash against the British & Irish Lions at Suncorp Stadium. He was awarded the inaugural Frank Ivory Medal for his man-ofthe match performance against the Rebels in the Reds Indigenous Round and capped his sensational season at the Reds Gala ball, winning the ‘Most Improved Player’ award as well as Queensland Rugby’s greatest honour, the ‘Pilecki Medal’. Schatz was also selected in the Australian squad for The Rugby Championship, but an untimely knee injury ruled him out on the eve of what would have been his Test debut at Suncorp Stadium. DOM SHIPPERLEY Position: Wing Physical: 186cm/94kg Date of Birth: 4 January 1991 Place of Birth: Redcliffe, AUS Super Rugby Caps: 35 Super Rugby Points: 55 Super Rugby Debut: Round 11, 2011 vs Hurricanes, Wellington Test Caps: 3 Test Points: 0 Test Debut 8 September 2012 vs South Africa, Perth Dom Shipperley is one of several flyers in the club’s stable, with the 23-year-old scoring 11 tries so far in his brief career. Now entering his third season with the Reds, Shipperley will be looking to cement his role as a starting winger after adding a further 11 Super Rugby caps to his tally last year. Shipperley featured as a starting winger in eight matches in 2013 and added a further appearance for the Reds as a replacement in their clash against the British & Irish Lions. Unfortunately, he spent much of his pre-season undergoing rehabilitation following shoulder surgery as a result of an injury suffered in August while playing Premier Grade Rugby with Brothers. Shipperley enjoyed a ground-breaking 2012 season, capped with Wallaby honours, the Most Improved Player for the Year Award for the Reds, and Australia’s Super Rugby’s Try of the Year accolade.
2014 Super Rugby Media Guide
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