Rugby Australia and the Queensland Reds are thrilled to announce the signing of centre Izaia Perese, who returns to Australian Rugby on a long-term deal keeping him at Ballymore until the end of 2028.<\/p>\n
Perese, a dynamic and explosive athlete, returns to his home state where his professional career began, with the 29-year-old bringing a wealth of experience back to the Reds squad effective immediately.<\/p>\n
Known for his aggressive ball-carrying, footwork, and hard-hitting defence, Perese\u2019s return is a boost for Queensland and the national depth chart ahead of next year\u2019s Rugby World Cup on home soil.<\/p>\n
Having represented the Australian Schoolboys in 2014 and the Australian Under 20s in 2016, Perese made his Super Rugby debut for Queensland in 2016 before pulling on the Wallaby gold for the first time in in 2021. He was also named in the Wallabies squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.<\/p>\n
Wallaby number 948 and returning Queensland Reds back, Izaia Perese said: “I thought my journey was overseas and that was going to be me for the rest of my career. In Australia, in Queensland, is where I want to be and excited is an understatement.<\/p>\n
“It’s an exciting time for rugby in Australia as a whole. The Rugby World Cup next year is obviously a goal but what comes first is playing good rugby here at the Reds.<\/p>\n
“Playing for your country is the pinnacle. All I can do to get back there is solely going to come from doing my job to the best of my ability for Queensland.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rugby Australia\u2019s Director of High Performance Peter Horne said: \u201cWe are pleased to welcome Izaia back to Australian Rugby at a pivotal time for the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is a powerful athlete who is experienced and motivated to contribute to Queensland and the wider Australian system.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHis signing reflects our focus on strengthening our depth and ensuring our best athletes are playing their rugby here in Australia.”<\/p>\n
Queensland Reds General Manager, High Performance, Sam Cordingley, said: “It’s great to welcome Izzy back to the Reds.<\/p>\n
“He brings a wealth of experience from his time in the French Top 14 and English Premiership so he’ll be a great addition to our squad over the next few years.”<\/p>\n
Izaia Perese<\/p>\n
Position: Centre and wing<\/p>\n
Height: 178cm<\/p>\n
Weight: 94kg<\/p>\n
Born: 17\/05\/1997<\/p>\n
Place of birth: Brisbane, Queensland<\/p>\n
Test debut: 2021 v Scotland in Edinburgh<\/p>\n
Wallaby number: 948<\/p>\n
Test caps: 6<\/p>\n
Super Rugby Pacific Club: Queensland Reds<\/p>\n
Super Rugby Pacific debut: 2017 v Western Force, Brisbane (Queensland Reds)<\/p>\n
Super Rugby Pacific caps: 63 \u2013 (17 \u2013 Queensland Reds) (46 \u2013 NSW Waratahs)<\/p>\n
First Rugby Club: Easts Tigers<\/p>\n
2026 Wallabies Fixtures<\/p>\n
Wallabies 31 defeated by Ireland 33 on Saturday July 4 at Allianz Stadium, Sydney<\/p>\n
Wallabies 26 defeated by France 42 on Saturday July 11 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane<\/p>\n
Wallabies 57 defeated Italy 10 on Saturday July 18 at HBF Park, Perth<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs Japan, Saturday August 8 at Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashi-Osaka<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs Japan, 3:00pm AEST on Saturday August 15 at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs Argentina 5:00am AEST on Sunday August 30 at Estadio 23 de Agosto, San Salvador de Jujuy<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs Argentina, 5:00am AEST on Sunday September 6 at Est\u00e1dio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs South Africa, 5:30pm AWST on Sunday September 27 at Optus Stadium, Perth<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs New Zealand, 3:10pm AEST on Saturday October 10 at Eden Park, Auckland<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs New Zealand, 3:45pm AEST on Saturday October 17 at Accor Stadium, Sydney<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs England, 2:10am AEDT on Monday November 9 at Allianz Stadium Twickenham, London<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs Scotland, 2:10am AEDT on Monday November 16 at Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs Wales, 7:10am AEDT on Sunday November 22, Principality Stadium, Cardiff<\/p>\n
Nations Championships Finals Weekend, Weekend starting November 27<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rugby Australia and the Queensland Reds are thrilled to announce the signing of centre Izaia Perese, who returns…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":811325,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,386264,12061,760,85,2500],"class_list":["post-811324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-izaia-perese","tag-queensland-reds","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-wallabies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/811324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=811324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/811324\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/811325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=811324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=811324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=811324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}