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Wallaby Petaia says father's death left him in a 'dark place'
Wallaby Petaia says father's death left him in a 'dark place'Petaia, who will line up against the All Blacks in Saturday's third Bledisloe Cup clash, became Australia's youngest Rugby World Cup debutant in Japan last year but said 2020 had been a "dark year".
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Wallabies centre Jordan Petaia said the sudden death of his father in August had left him in a " dark place " but that he found some comfort among Petaia came off the bench for an eye-catching cameo against the All Blacks at Eden Park two weeks ago where the Wallabies fell 27-7 to go 1-0 down in
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Wallabies centre Jordan Petaia said the sudden death of his father in August had left him in a " dark place " but that he found some comfort among relatives in New Zealand. © Reuters/PETER CZIBORRA FILE PHOTO: Rugby World Cup 2019 - Pool D - Australia v Uruguay.
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Wallabies centre Jordan Petaia said the sudden death of his father in August had left him in a "dark place" but that he found some comfort among relatives in New Zealand.

Petaia, who will line up against the All Blacks in Saturday's third Bledisloe Cup clash, became Australia's youngest Rugby World Cup debutant in Japan last year but said 2020 had been a "dark year".
"It’s been pretty tough," the 20-year-old told Rugby Australia's website https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2020/10/30/wallabies-star-jordan-petaia-opens-up-on-dark-year-ahead-of-all-blacks-test-in-sydney-2020.
All Blacks by 20 means changes aplenty for Wallabies
Two games into Dave Rennie’s tenure with the Wallabies, one thing is certain: if you’re not up to it, you’re out. Pete Samu and Folau Fainga’a wore that reminder after the first Bledisloe Cup match of 2020, after their performances were deemed to have not met the standard set by the new coach. The tactical change of reserve backrower (Rob Valetini for Liam Wright) and the injection of Jordan Petaia off the bench after his return from injury were the only other changes, but in a game widely considered as a success for the Wallabies, Rennie was still happy to swing that selection axe.
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MELBOURNE, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Wallabies centre Jordan Petaia said the sudden death of his father in August had left him in a " dark place " but that he Petaia came off the bench for an eye-catching cameo against the All Blacks at Eden Park two weeks ago where the Wallabies fell 27-7 to go 1-0
World Rugby's Youtube video of the incident, titled "England’s incredible response to intense New Zealand haka" with a commentator saying "you want box office? Wallaby Petaia says father ' s death left him in a ' dark place '.
"I’m still not over it, but ... it’s just about getting your head around what’s happened. That first week it happened it was a real shock to everyone.
"I went to a pretty dark place.
"But having the friends and family I do, and the support of the Reds family and everyone around me, it made it, not easy, but better to cope with."
Queensland Reds coach Brad Thorn, whose own father died of a heart attack when he was a teenager, helped the young talent return to the game during the Super Rugby AU competition.
Petaia came off the bench for an eye-catching cameo against the All Blacks at Eden Park two weeks ago where the Wallabies fell 27-7 to go 1-0 down in the four-test Bledisloe series.
The result was a disappointment but Petaia was able to reconnect with his father's siblings, who were in the Auckland crowd.
"I had a lot of family in Auckland that were able to get out – about 20-30 that were there," said Petaia, who will start at centre at Sydney's Olympic stadium on Saturday.
"It was not a good game, but I was happy for them to be happy for me to be playing and shed a bit of light on such a dark year."
(Writing by Ian Ransom; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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