Andrew John Kellaway (born 12 October 1995) is an Australian rugby union player who currently plays for the New South Wales Waratahs in the Super Rugby. He also previously played for the Melbourne Rebels and English club Northampton. Kellaway has been capped for Australia's national team, the Wallabies. His regular playing positions are fullback and wing.
Early life After beginning his junior rugby at the Hunters Hill Rugby Club, Kellaway went on to represent Australia at schoolboy and under-20 level. His total of ten tries at the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship broke the tournament record previously held by Julian Savea and Zac Guildford. He then captained the under-20 side in 2015.
Kellaway is a proficient piper, learning the bagpipes at Scots College.
Career In late 2014, Kellaway began playing for the New South Wales Country Eagles in the National Rugby Championship. He made his Super Rugby run-on debut for the Waratahs against the Brumbies in April 2016. The following week, he signed a further two-year contract with the Waratahs.
Kellaway joined English club Northampton Saints for the 2018–19 season. He then signed with the Melbourne Rebels ahead of the 2020 season, but first playing for in late 2019 alongside Sonny Bill Williams in New Zealand.
Following a stint in Japan with NEC, Kellaway returned to the Rebels for the 2021 Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition and was selected in the Wallabies squad for the mid-year tests by national coach Dave Rennie. He made his international debut against in July 2021 at Suncorp Stadium.
That was the beginning of a successful year for Kellaway. He scored the second most tries (9) in a Wallabies’ debut season and walked away with Rugby Australia’s Rookie of the Year award.
International tries As of 15 September 2022. Try Opponent Location Venue Competition DateResult1Auckland, New ZealandEden Park2021 Summer International7 August 2021Loss33–252Auckland, New ZealandEden Park2021 Rugby Championship14 August 2021 Loss 57–2234Gold Coast, AustraliaRobina Stadium 12 September 2021Win 28–265Townsville, AustraliaNorth Queensland Stadium 25 September 2021Win 27–86Gold Coast, AustraliaRobina Stadium2 October 2021Win 32–17789Cardiff, WalesPrincipality Stadium2021 Autumn International20 November 2021Loss29–2810Melbourne, AustraliaDocklands Stadium2022 Rugby Championship15 September 2022Loss 37–3911
Super Rugby statistics
Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red 2016 11 10 1 790 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 2017 9 6 3 521 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 2018 2 2 0 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2020 6 5 1 444 7 0 0 0 35 0 0 2020 AU 8 8 0 612 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2021 TT 4 2 2 226 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 2022 11 11 0 824 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 2023 9 8 1 603 2 0 0 0 10 0 0Total 60 52 8 4,133 15 0 0 0 75 1 0
References
External links It's Rugby player statistics ESPN profile