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Australia U-20 Australia U-19 | ru_nationalcaps = 66 | ru_nationalpoints = (40) | ru_ntupdate = 31 October 2015 | ru_sevensnationalyears = | ru_sevensnationalteam = | ru_sevensnationalcomp = | website = }} Will Genia (born 17 January 1988) is a Papua New Guinean-born, Australian professional rugby union player. He plays scrum-half for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition. He also plays for the Wallabies in international matches.〔 Sometimes compared to former Australian halfback George Gregan,〔〔 Genia is pound for pound one of the strongest players in the Wallabies team, able to bench press 172 kg.〔〔 In 2013, former All Black halfback Justin Marshall said that Genia was the "best in the world for his position".〔 ==Family and early life== Genia was born in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. He was introduced to rugby union when he moved to Brisbane, Australia at the age of 12 for his secondary education at Brisbane Boys' College, boarding at the school from 2000 to 2005.〔〔 Genia played rugby for the Australia 'A' Schoolboys team in 2005,〔 〕 and was part of the Australian Under 19 rugby team that won the IRB World Championship in 2006.〔 〕 Genia's Papua New Guinean father, Kilroy Genia, is a former Cabinet Minister in the Papua New Guinean government. His Australian mother, Elizabeth Genia, was appointed assistant governor at the Bank of Papua New Guinea in 2011.〔 〕 His older brother, Frankie Genia, plays international rugby for the PNG Pukpuks.〔〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Will Genia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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