Rugby player
| Birth name | Phoenix Battye | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1990-09-28) 28 September 1990 (age 34) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cooma, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 124 kg (19 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Marist College Canberra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Phoenix Battye (born 28 September 1990) is an Australian rugby union player. He currently plays in the French Pro D2 competition but started his professional career with the Western Force. His usual position is lock.
Off the field, Battye has a passion for the arts, with his portrait Battye Blue appearing on the National Portrait Gallery's website.
Career
In early 2012, Battye upgraded from a rookie to professional contract with the Western Force Super Rugby club. Battye made his Super Rugby debut on 3 March 2012 against the Queensland Reds.
After three seasons playing for the Western Force, Battye joined French side Béziers prior to the 2014–15 Rugby Pro D2 season.
References
- "Player Profile – Phoenix Battye". Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- "Battye Blue". Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- "L'effectif 2014-2015" (Press release) (in French). AS Béziers Hérault. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
External links
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- 1990 births
- Australian rugby union players
- Western Force players
- Rugby union locks
- Living people
- Australian expatriate rugby union players in France
- Rugby union players from New South Wales
- Oyonnax Rugby players
- AS Béziers Hérault players
- People from Cooma
- People educated at Marist College Canberra
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen