Harley Fox

Harley Fox (born 13 January 1996) is an Australian rugby union player. He plays in the blindside flanker and number 8 for the Melbourne Rebels.[1] In July 2017 it was published that he was joining 2015–16 Pro12 Champions Connacht Rugby,[2] On 11 September 2017 it was confirmed.

Harley Fox

Date of birth	19 April 1996
Place of birth	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
School	St Edmund's College, Ipswich Anglican Church Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Current team Connacht Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–2017 2017–2018 Melbourne Rebels Rising Connacht 5 2 (5) (0) Correct as of 11 Sept 2017

Early life

Fox grew up in Ipswich, Queensland playing rugby league for the Brothers Rugby League Club Ipswich as a junior and attended Primary School at Raceview State school located in Ipswich. He grew up playing league in Ipswich at the highest level for his age group, coming from a town which has produced players such as Allan Langer and Kevin Walters. Fox represented Queensland in two sports, Rugby League and Rugby Union, at under 16 and under 18 ages.[3]

Fox attended St Edmunds College in Ipswich, where he took part in a variety of sports, including cricket and baseball. Fox transferred to Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane to take up a rugby union scholarship and was coached and mentored by now Under 20s Queensland Reds coach Jason Gilmore.[3] In September 2014 he was named captain of the Australian Schoolboys team.[4] He led the team on a tour to Wellington, New Zealand in September and October 2014,[4] which featured a 50–15 win over the Fiji Schoolboys team.[3] His successful switch of codes from league to union in a short time and becoming captain of the national schoolboy team has been described as "remarkable".[5] Fox is currently contracted to the Melbourne Rebels in the 2017 Super Rugby season.

Professional career

Queensland Reds

Fox received a contract for the Queensland Reds and the Australian Rugby Union under-20 program for the 2015 season.[3] He was named to the Queensland under-20 representative squad for the national championships in March 2015.[6]

Melbourne Rebels

In October 2015, Fox was signed by the Melbourne Rebels to their extended squad for the 2016 Super Rugby season.[7]

Connacht Rugby

In September 2017, Irish Pro14 side Connacht announced that Fox was joining its three-year academy program ahead of the 2017–18 season.[8] Fox is not Irish qualified, but having signed ahead of changes to the World Rugby regulations around international qualification, which come into effect in the 2018–19 season, Fox would be eligible to represent Ireland after three years of residency.[9]

Super Rugby Statistics

As of 6 November 2017[10]

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
2016	Rebels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	Rebels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

1. "Players - Melbourne Rebels". Retrieved 7 February 2017.
2. Fallon, John. "IRFU's Fox hunt pays dividends as Australian youngster set to sign with Connacht". The42.
3. Buchan, Jay (20 October 2014). "Fox on run for more rep duty". Queensland Times. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
4. "Queenslander Harley Fox named as Australian Schools captain". Queensland Reds. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
5. Heslehurst, Brayden (14 October 2014). "Churchie student Harley Fox realises childhood dream of captaining an Australian football team". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
6. "Reds Under-20s squad named ahead of National Championships". Queensland Reds. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
7. Ward, Roy (28 October 2015). "Melbourne Rebels bolster squad with four Super Rugby signings". The Age. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
8. "Connacht Rugby confirm Academy Squad for 2017/18 Season". www.connachtrugby.ie. Conancht Rugby. 11 September 2017.
9. "World Rugby announces historic eligibility regulation reform". World Rugby. 10 May 2017.
10. "Player Statistics". It's Rugby.