Luke Branighan
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Luke Branighan (born 29 June 1981) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 2000s. He played in the National Rugby League for the St George Illawarra Dragons and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, primaruily as a five-eighth.
Career
Branighan made his debut with St George Illawarra halfway through 2000. He remained in the first-grade team for the rest of the season, playing in the halves with Trent Barrett.[3] He joined the Sharks in 2001, but made only one further NRL appearance.
While playing for New South Wales Cup side Balmain Tigers in 2005, Branighan was selected to tour with the Malta Knights.[4][5] In 2009 he played for the Gateshead Thunder and in 2010 he played for Halifax in the Co-operative Championship.[6]
Returning to Australia, Branighan played for Mounties in the Bundaberg Red Cup in 2011. In 2012, he became captain-coach of the Young Cherrypickers in the Group 9 competition.[7]
References
- ^ Luke Branighan at rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "First ever squad for Maltese soil". rleague.com. 2 July 2005. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Branighan wants to play at the top". Malta Rugby League. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ "Gateshead Thunder eye better times - BBC Newcastle". Gateshead Thunder. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ Pamela Whaley (28 September 2011). "Young signs Luke Branighan". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
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