Len Ikitau
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 Ikitau in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Brisbane Boys' College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Len Ikitau (born 1 October 1998) is an Australian professional rugby union player. He plays as a centre for the Brumbies in Super Rugby and has represented Australia in international rugby. Ikitau signed for the Brumbies squad in 2019.[1]
Background
[edit]Ikitau was born in Brisbane, Australia and is of Samoan descent.[2][3]
Club career
[edit]Ikitau joined the ACT Brumbies pathways program after graduating from Brisbane Boys' College in 2016. He made his Super Rugby debut in 2019. In March 2023, he signed on a new deal with the Brumbies until the end of 2025.[4]
On 24 April 2025, Ikitau has signed a two-year contract extension with Rugby Australia and with the Brumbies until the end of 2027. Ikitau's new contract means he will move to England on a short sabbatical to play for Exeter Chiefs in the Premiership Rugby competition for the 2025-26 season.[5]
International career
[edit]Ikitau made his debut for Australia in the second game of the 2021 France rugby union tour of Australia, coming off the bench in a 26-28 loss in Melbourne.
In July 2023, Ikitau suffered a fractured scapula in a game against Argentina.[6] The injury meant that he was not considered for Australia's 2023 Rugby World Cup squad.[7]
Reference list
[edit]- ^ "Plus500 Brumbies Promote Talented Duo" (Press release). Brumbies. 13 August 2018. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Meet 'Len who': How Ikitau quietly emerged onto the scene". Rugby.com.au. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Len Ikitau: Dream Believer". Rugby.com.au. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Len Ikitau the latest to re-sign with Australian Rugby, Safeguard Global ACT Brumbies". 31 March 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ Skippers, David (24 April 2025). "Wallabies star signs new Brumbies, Rugby Australia deal with sabbatical at Premiership outfit". Planet Rugby. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "Len Ikitau suffered fractured scapula during Argentina Test". 16 July 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ Tom Decent and Iain Payten (10 August 2023). "'Terrible phone calls': Cooper, Hooper and Ikitau out of Wallabies World Cup squad". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- Rugby.com.au profile
- Len Ikitau at ESPNscrum
- Len Ikitau at ItsRugby.co.uk
- 1998 births
- Australian rugby union players
- Australia international rugby union players
- Australian sportspeople of Samoan descent
- Living people
- Rugby union centres
- Canberra Vikings players
- ACT Brumbies players
- Rugby union players from Brisbane
- People educated at Brisbane Boys' College
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen