Josh King (rugby league)
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| Full name | Joshua King[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 December 1995 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [2] As of 4 March 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Josh King (born 2 December 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. He positions are prop and lock.
Background
Born in Maitland, New South Wales, King played his junior rugby league for the Singleton Greyhounds, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.
Playing career
Early career
In 2014 and 2015, King played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team,[3] before graduating to their New South Wales Cup team late in 2015.[4]
2016
In round 7 of the 2016 NRL season, King made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Brisbane Broncos.[1][5] On 28 July, he extended his contract with the Knights until the end of 2018.[6][7] He finished his debut season with 12 appearances.[8]
2017
In 2017, King was unable to break into the Knights' NRL side for the first 8 rounds, but went on to play 15 NRL matches for the season.[9]
2018
In March, King re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract until the end of 2020.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Updated team lists: Broncos v Knights". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Josh King - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "K". Nyc Database. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ NRL. "VB NSW Cup Teams Rd 16". NSWRL. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ NRL. "LATE MAIL: Broncos v Knights - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ NewcastleKnights.com.au. "King extends tenure with Knights". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Home | Live Scores & Latest News". Fox Sports. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "King secures contract extension". 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.