Guy Porter (rugby union)
Guy Edward Porter (born on 23 January 1997)[1] is a rugby union player who plays for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby. Born in London, England, he came through the Australian rugby union system before he signed for English side Leicester Tigers in July 2020. His playing position is centre.[2][3][4]
| Birth name | Guy Edward Porter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kensington, London, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Sydney University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Porter signed for Leicester on 20 July 2020,[5][6] and made his debut on 22 August 2020 against Bath at Welford Road.[7]
On 26 December 2021 Porter scored the winning try on the final play of the match as Leicester beat Bristol 28-26.[8] Porter extended his contract with Leicester on 1 February 2022,[9] and was named as the Leicester Mercury's man of the match for his performance against Worcester Warriors on 5 February.[10]
Reference list
- "Guy Porter ESPN profile". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- "Plus500 Brumbies Finalise 2020 Super Rugby Squad" (Press release). Brumbies. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- "Youthful Brumbies squad named for 2020 Super Rugby season". Rugby Pass. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- "Guy Porter joins Brumbies Rugby". Ultimate Rugby. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- "Leicester Tigers: Premiership club sign five new players". BBC Sport. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- "Tigers sign promising Porter from down under". Leicester Tigers. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- "Team news:Tigers return to Welford Road". Leicester Tigers. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- Adam Hathaway (26 December 2021). "Guy Porter's injury-time magic gives Leicester dramatic victory at Bristol". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- "Nic Dolly, Joe Heyes and Matt Scott: International trio among seven to sign new Leicester deals". BBC Sport. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- Bridge, Bobby; Clamp, Ethan (5 February 2022). "Leicester Tigers player ratings from Worcester Warriors win: 'How is he not with England?'". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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