About Dane Haylett-Petty
Born 1989. Dane Haylett-Petty is a South African rugby union player.
Early life Haylett-Petty was born in Durban in the former Province of Natal in South Africa. His family moved to Perth, Western Australia when Haylett-Petty was 10-years-old and attended the Hale School 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 Western Force during the 2008 Super 14 season where he made his début against the in Perth. He made a total of 12 appearances spanning three seasons before heading north in 2010 to join French Top 14 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. Subsequently, Haylett-Petty and younger brother Ross officially signed for the Melbourne Rebels 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 2008 and 2009 IRB Junior World Championships 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 and Richard Kingi against the same opposition in 2009 and New Zealander Julian Savea 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.
Super Rugby statistics
Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red 2008 3 2 1 166 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 5 3 2 242 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 2014 9 9 0 514 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 2015 10 9 1 735 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 2016 15 15 0 1183 3 0 0 0 15 0 0 2017 9 9 0 646 3 0 0 0 15 0 0 2018 11 10 1 673 5 0 0 0 25 1 0 2019 11 11 0 850 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 2020 6 6 0 480 3 0 0 0 15 0 0 2020 AU 5 5 0 315 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 2021 AU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2021 TT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Total 84 79 5 5998 21 0 0 0 105 3 0
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Who is Dane Haylett-Petty?
Australian rugby union player
When was Dane Haylett-Petty born?
Dane Haylett-Petty was born on 18 June 1989 in Durban.
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Dane Haylett-Petty is a rugby union player.
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Dane Haylett-Petty is South African.
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