Dane Haylett-Petty (born 18 June 1989) is a retired Australian

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footballer who played as a fullback or

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for the

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in Super Rugby and the Wallabies.

Early life

Haylett-Petty was born in

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in the former

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in South Africa. His family moved to

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when Haylett-Petty was 10-years-old and attended the

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from 2000 to 2007 in the suburb of Wembley Downs. He played rugby for the Australia 'A' Schoolboys team in 2007.

Career

Haylett-Petty started out his senior career with the

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during the

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where he made his début against the in

. He made a total of 12 appearances spanning three seasons before heading north in 2010 to join French

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side Biarritz. He stayed in France for 3 years, making more than 50 appearances before it was announced that he would head back home to join the Force for the 2014 Super Rugby season. On August 11, 2017, the it was announced that the Western Force would be the Australian team axed from Super Rugby. Subsequently, Haylett-Petty and younger brother Ross officially signed for the

on two year deals starting in 2018. Haylett-Petty announced his retirement in November 2021, due to ongoing concussion.

International career

Haylett-Petty represented Australia Under 20 in the

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and

2009 IRB Junior World Championship The 2009 IRB Junior World Championship (known as the 2009 IRB Toshiba Junior World Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the second annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, this competition replaces the now def ...

s and he jointly holds the record for the most tries scored by a single player in a JWC match. His haul of 4 tries against Canada Under 20 in 2008 is equalled only by compatriots

Kurtley Beale Kurtley James Beale (born 6 January 1989) is an Australian professional rugby union representative player who has made over 90 national representative appearances in a ten-year playing career at the world-class level. He is of Aboriginal desce ...

and

Richard Kingi Richard Kingi (born 17 March 1989 in Tauranga, New Zealand) is an Australian professional Rugby union footballer. While his usual position is half back, he often plays on the wing and sometimes at fullback. Career Brought up in Te Puke near t ...

against the same opposition in 2009 and New Zealander

Julian Savea Sio Julian Savea (born 7 August 1990) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He currently plays wing for in Super Rugby Aotearoa. Savea formerly played for in the Top 14, and is a former captain of the Wellington Lions in the Mitre 10 Cup. Be ...

against Samoa Under 20 in 2010. He is also a former Australia Sevens player and featured in the IRB Sevens World Series in 2008 and 2009.

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