Jesse Mogg

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Jesse Mogg
Jesse Mogg 2014 (cropped).jpg
Birth nameJesse Mogg
Date of birth (1989-06-08) 8 June 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Brisbane, Australia
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full-Back / Wing
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014 Canberra Vikings 6 (44)
2015−2018 Montpellier 60 (80)
2018−2021 Section Paloise 20 (13)
Correct as of 13 June 2021
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2015, 2022-2023 Brumbies 69 (158)
Correct as of 9 November 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013 Australia 3 (0)
Correct as of 13 June 2021

Jesse Mogg (born 8 June 1989) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the French Top 14 club Montpellier. His usual position is at full-back, though he can also play as a winger. [1] Mogg previously played four seasons with the Brumbies in Super Rugby. He was capped for the Australian national team in 2013.[ citation needed ]

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Family and early life

Mogg was born in Brisbane and attended St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe (the same school as notable Wallaby Drew Mitchell). In 2006 he represented the Australia A Schools rugby union side. [2] He played colts rugby at the University of Queensland club. Mogg is distantly related to the former professional rugby league footballer, Adam Mogg [3]

Rugby career

Mogg joined the North Brisbane Rugby Club in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition for two years, and was selected to play for Queensland A in 2008. He then switched codes to rugby league where he played in the Toyota Cup competition as a member of the Brisbane Broncos development squad in 2009. [2]

Mogg joined the Brumbies rugby academy in 2011. Mogg made his professional rugby union debut for the Brumbies in the first round of the 2012 Super Rugby season against the Western Force in Canberra, scoring a try in a 19–17 victory. [4] Mogg, a former high school track star, recorded a maximum speed of 10.06 metres per second during 2013 pre-season sprint testing with the Brumbies, making him one of the fastest players of any football code within Australia. [5]

Mogg signed with French Top 14 club Montpellier for the 2015–16 season. [6]

After six years playing in France, three with Monpellier before moving to Section Paloise, Mogg signed a two-year deal to return to the Brumbies for the 2022–23 seasons. [7]

Super Rugby statistics

As of 28 June 2015 [8]
SeasonTeamGamesStartsSubMinsTriesConsPensDropsPointsYelRed
2012 Brumbies 16160118941503700
2013 Brumbies 16160120960604800
2014 Brumbies 18171124280304910
2015 Brumbies 109169910201110
Total60582433919116014520

Honours

Reference list

  1. "Wallabies teammates to start". Rugby.com.au. Australian Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 Harris, Bret (3 April 2012). "Jesse Mogg reminds Steve Larkham of Joe Roff". The Australian. News.
  3. Jesse Mogg reminds Steve Larkham of Joe Roff. The Australian.
  4. Brumbies beat the Force
  5. Koch, Dan (20 April 2013). "Jesse Mogg ready for Suncorp welcoming committee". The Australian. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017.
  6. "Les recrues de 2015/2016" (Press release) (in French). Montpellier. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  7. "Return of the Mogg: Jesse Mogg signs on with Brumbies". Canberra Weekly. Newstate Media. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  8. "Jesse Mogg". It's Rugby.
  9. "European Challenge Cup final: Harlequins 19-26 Montpellier". BBC Sport. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.

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