Jake Gordon (born 6 July 1993) is an Australian

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player who plays for Super Rugby franchise New South Wales Waratahs, and the

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Early life

Born in

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, Jake grew up in Newtown,

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where he first started to play rugby, playing the ages at Canterbury Juniors. Gordon is a product of

Sydney University The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one of the country's six ...

's first-grade side, who he has played for since 2013.

Professional career

In 2014, he was selected for the inaugural season of the

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(NRC), playing for the Sydney Stars. He remained with the side for the 2015 season, which saw Gordon start in all nine games, including the semi-final against Brisbane City whom won the match: 47–32. Since the dissolution of the Sydney Stars, Gordon changed teams to the

New South Wales Country Eagles The New South Wales Country Eagles is an Australian rugby union football team competes in the National Rugby Championship (NRC). The team was founded by a group of patrons associated with country rugby in New South Wales. The Eagles team plays ...

. In 2016, Gordon signed with the New South Wales Waratahs on a one-year deal after training with the extended playing squad in 2015. However, for all of the

2016 Super Rugby season The 2016 Super Rugby season was the 21st season of Super Rugby and the first season featuring an expanded 18-team format. It was also the first season that teams outside Australia, New Zealand and South Africa featured, with the Jaguares from Ar ...

, Gordon was behind Nick Phipps and

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and did not make an appearance all season. Gordon was later a key figure in the

team that finished runner-up to

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in the

2016 National Rugby Championship The 2016 National Rugby Championship (known as the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of Australia's National Rugby Championship. It involved eight professional rugby union teams, one team fewer t ...

. He finished the season as joint-try scorer with 9 tries to his name and was voted as the 2016 Buildcorp NRC Players’ Player at the annual RUPA Awards. Jake Gordon NSW Country Eagles 2

In 2017, Gordon remained as a member of the Waratahs extended playing squad. With injury to Nick Phipps in the early part of the

2017 Super Rugby season The 2017 Super Rugby season was the 22nd season of Super Rugby, an annual rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR between teams from Argentina, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa. It was the second season featuring an expand ...

, Gordon found himself on the bench ahead of the Round 2 clash against the

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and replaced Matt Lucas on the 60th minute to make his Super Rugby debut. In Round 4, he scored his first Super Rugby try in just his second appearance for his franchise. He earned his first start the following week against the

Melbourne Rebels The Melbourne Rebels is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Melbourne. They made their debut in SANZAR's Super Rugby tournament in 2011. They were the first privately owned professional rugby union team in Australia, until 2017 ...

. On 3 June 2017, Gordon was a late call up to the Australia national squad, replacing injured team mate Nick Phipps, ahead of their June tests.Gordon gets Wallabies June Series nod
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