Full name | Robert Abel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 4 July 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Orange, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St Edmund's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) |
Charlie Abel (brother) Jake Abel (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Abel (born 4 July 1989) is an
Australian
[1] rugby union coach and former professional
rugby union player who as of 2023, coaches forwards for the Utah Warriors in
Major League Rugby. He previously played at
hooker for
NSW,
Melbourne Rebels and for the
Brumbies in
Super Rugby. The
Māori All Blacks, and the
Canberra Vikings and
Perth Spirit,
[2] and also played for
Northland and
Auckland in the ITM Cup.
[3]
[4]
Robbie Abel was selected for the Australia 'A' Schools team in 2007, [5] after moving to St Edmund's College, Canberra from Griffith NSW in 2006. He was a part of the Brumbies Academy from 2007 till 2010, having a stint in New Zealand with Northland rugby in 2009.
Abel took a two-year hiatus from rugby from 2010 till the end of 2012 to undertake a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Western Australia.
Upon completion of his duties he linked up with Northland Rugby Union and the Brumbies from 2012 till the end of 2013 spending 2 years playing between Canberra and Whangarei for the Brumbies Runners and the Northland Taniwha in New Zealand's ITM Cup.
He moved back to Western Australia to become a member of the Western Force playing squad ahead of the 2014 Super Rugby season. Abel didn't make any senior appearances in 2014 but turned out for Perth Spirit in the inaugural National Rugby Championship later that year scoring 5 tries in 9 appearances, [3] and he was named again in the Force squad for 2015. [6]
Abel then signed a contract with the Brumbies, [7] joining the Canberra Vikings late in the 2015 season. [3] In 2016 Abel made his Super Rugby debut for the Brumbies against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein. [8] Abel featured in all games for the 2017 season and all games he was available for in 2018.
In 2018 Abel took a contract to play with Auckland in the Mitre 10 Cup competition. After a successful season with Auckland which saw the team win the 2018 Premiership, losing just one game in the regular season, Abel was named in the Māori All Blacks team to tour USA and South America.
An Australian Native, Abel has extensive professional rugby experience in New Zealand and Australia.
Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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2014 | Force | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | Force | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | Brumbies | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | Brumbies | 14 | 4 | 10 | 443 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | Brumbies | 8 | 0 | 8 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | Rebels | 7 | 2 | 5 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 31 | 6 | 25 | 782 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Full name | Robert Abel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 4 July 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Orange, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St Edmund's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) |
Charlie Abel (brother) Jake Abel (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Abel (born 4 July 1989) is an
Australian
[1] rugby union coach and former professional
rugby union player who as of 2023, coaches forwards for the Utah Warriors in
Major League Rugby. He previously played at
hooker for
NSW,
Melbourne Rebels and for the
Brumbies in
Super Rugby. The
Māori All Blacks, and the
Canberra Vikings and
Perth Spirit,
[2] and also played for
Northland and
Auckland in the ITM Cup.
[3]
[4]
Robbie Abel was selected for the Australia 'A' Schools team in 2007, [5] after moving to St Edmund's College, Canberra from Griffith NSW in 2006. He was a part of the Brumbies Academy from 2007 till 2010, having a stint in New Zealand with Northland rugby in 2009.
Abel took a two-year hiatus from rugby from 2010 till the end of 2012 to undertake a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Western Australia.
Upon completion of his duties he linked up with Northland Rugby Union and the Brumbies from 2012 till the end of 2013 spending 2 years playing between Canberra and Whangarei for the Brumbies Runners and the Northland Taniwha in New Zealand's ITM Cup.
He moved back to Western Australia to become a member of the Western Force playing squad ahead of the 2014 Super Rugby season. Abel didn't make any senior appearances in 2014 but turned out for Perth Spirit in the inaugural National Rugby Championship later that year scoring 5 tries in 9 appearances, [3] and he was named again in the Force squad for 2015. [6]
Abel then signed a contract with the Brumbies, [7] joining the Canberra Vikings late in the 2015 season. [3] In 2016 Abel made his Super Rugby debut for the Brumbies against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein. [8] Abel featured in all games for the 2017 season and all games he was available for in 2018.
In 2018 Abel took a contract to play with Auckland in the Mitre 10 Cup competition. After a successful season with Auckland which saw the team win the 2018 Premiership, losing just one game in the regular season, Abel was named in the Māori All Blacks team to tour USA and South America.
An Australian Native, Abel has extensive professional rugby experience in New Zealand and Australia.
Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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2014 | Force | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | Force | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | Brumbies | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | Brumbies | 14 | 4 | 10 | 443 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | Brumbies | 8 | 0 | 8 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | Rebels | 7 | 2 | 5 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 31 | 6 | 25 | 782 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |