Jake Webster
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| Full name | Jake Ngapera Webster[1] | |||||
| Born | 29 October 1983 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) [2] | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Centre, Wing | |||||
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| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2003–2006 | Melbourne Storm | 49 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
| 2007–2008 | Gold Coast Titans | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2008–12 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 105 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 178 |
| 2012– | Castleford Tigers | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 179 | 77 | 7 | 0 | 306 | |
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| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2005–2007 | New Zealand | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| As of 23 January 2010 | ||||||
Jake Webster (born 29 October 1983 in Melbourne, Australia) is a New Zealand National rugby league player. He plays the position of Centre and Wing for Castleford Tigers Rugby League Club.
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Australia [edit]
He spent the early years of his life in Moonee Ponds before moving to Brisbane with his father. He began his rugby league career as an eight-year-old with the Valleys rugby league club and remained with the club through to under-18s. Jake was first spotted by former Melbourne Storm assistant coach Anthony Griffin in 2000 and was offered a place with Storm feeder side, Norths Devils. In 2001 he was selected in the QLD under-19s side and was offered a Storm contract soon after. He was the first Melbourne-born player to play with the Melbourne Storm. In round 16, 2006, he scored a memorable try that saved the Stom from certain defeat in one of the games of the year[3]
Webster signed for the Gold Coast Titans in 2006 and is a member of their inaugural season, in 2007. He has also been selected for the New Zealand Rugby League Team.
England [edit]
He agreed a deal to join current English Super League side Hull Kingston Rovers on 30 August 2007 for a reported 3 year £100,000 per year contract after being released by the Titans. Jake made his debut in a 20-12 defeat to Leeds Rhinos in which he scored a brace and Hull KR's only tries. Jake made a good start to the 2010 season filling in for Paul Cooke at stand off and scoring a try in the opening fixture against Salford City Reds.[4]
On the 26th of June Webster signed for European Super League side Castleford Tigers on a three-year deal, starting in 2013.[5]
Representative football [edit]
Webster played for the New Zealand Kiwis on a number of occasions despite being born and brought up in Australia.
Super League tries [edit]
- Scores and results list Jake's try tally first.[6]
References [edit]
- ^ WEBSTER, JAKE NGAPERA 2005 - 2007 - KIWI #719 nzleague.co.nz
- ^ "Hull KR The Official Site of the Robins". web page. Hull Kingston Rovers RLFC. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ http://www.rleague.com/db/content/73000/73149.php
- ^ "Webster Wings In". Sportinglife. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ "Castleford Tigers". Retrieved 2012-06-26.
- ^ http://www.slstats.org/p335/Shaun+Briscoe.html
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