Josh King (rugby league)

Josh King
Personal information
Full name Joshua King[1]
Born (1995-02-12) 12 February 1995
Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– Newcastle Knights 12 0 0 0 0
As of 6 August 2016
Source: [2]

Josh King (born 12 February 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. He plays at prop.

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 from the end of 2017 until the end of 2018.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Updated team lists: Broncos v Knights". NRL.com. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  2. "Josh King - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  3. "K". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  4. NRL. "VB NSW Cup Teams Rd 16". NSWRL. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  5. NRL. "LATE MAIL: Broncos v Knights - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  6. NewcastleKnights.com.au. "King extends tenure with Knights". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  7. "Home | Live Scores & Latest News". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2016-06-29.

External links

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