Jack Johns (rugby league)
 Johns playing for the Knights' NYC team in 2017. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 October 1997 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (13 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth, Halfback, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 20 October 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jack Johns (born 15 October 1997) is an Italian international rugby league footballer who plays for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. Primarily playing at five-eighth, Johns represented Italy at the 2017 World Cup.
Background
Johns was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Italian descent from his mother's side.[2][3]
He played his junior rugby league for the Harbord United Devils.[4]
Johns is the son of former Newcastle Knights player and Australian international Matthew Johns, and the nephew of rugby league Immortal Andrew Johns.[5]
Playing career
Early career
After finishing up with Harbord, Johns played for the Peninsula Seagulls in the Sydney Shield, where he was coached by Craig Gower.[6]
2017
In 2017, Johns joined the Newcastle Knights, the same club his father Matthew and uncle Andrew had played over a combined 400 matches for, and won a premiership together with in 1997.[7] He played 24 matches for their NYC side in 2017.[8] In October, he was named in the Italian national squad for the 2017 World Cup.[9][10] He played at halfback in Italy's match against Ireland, suffering a broken arm in second half which ruled him out for the remainder of the tournament.[11][12]
References
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Jack Johns - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "The Johns Linage Set To Continue In Azzurri At World Cup". 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Jack Johns, son of Matty, in line to make international rugby league debut for Italy". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Jack Johns". newcastleknights.com.au.
- ^ "Johns' son, Jack, set to burst onto the international scene at World Cup". 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Jack Johns starts new chapter at Knights". newcastleknights.com.au. 14 November 2016.
- ^ "Matty Johns' son Jack Newcastle Knights contract signed". Fox Sports. 11 November 2016.
- ^ "J". NYC Database. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Jack Johns follows in his father's footsteps and joins list of rugby league internationals". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Italy name World Cup squad - Zero Tackle". 5 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ Nicolussi, Christian (29 October 2017). "Ireland defeat Italy 36-12 in Rugby League World Cup boilover". news.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Casualty Ward: Jake Trbojevic, Jack Johns, Gerard Beale ruled out of Rugby League World Cup". Daily Telegraph. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.