Colin Wilkie

Colin Wilkie
Personal information
Born (1986-09-13) 13 September 1986
Innisfail, Queensland, Australia
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre, Halfback, Hooker, Lock

Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–17 Italy 3 3 0 0 12
As of 29 October 2017
Source: [1]

Colin Wilkie (born 13 September 1986) is an Italian international rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Northern Pride in the Intrust Super Cup. He has played primarily as a utility throughout his career.

Background

Born in Innisfail, Queensland, Wilkie is of Italian descent and played his junior rugby league for the Tully Tigers.[2] He attended Tully State High School and Kirwan State High School before being signed by the Melbourne Storm.

Playing career

Wilkie was contracted to the Storm from 2002 to 2006, primarily playing for their Queensland Cup feeder club, the Norths Devils. In 2002 and 2003, he represented the Queensland under-17 side. In 2005, he was selected to play for the Queensland under-19 and Junior Kangaroos sides.[3] In 2007, he joined the North Queensland Cowboys, spending the season playing for their Queensland Cup feeder club, the North Queensland Young Guns.

In 2015, after stints in the local Townsville and Newcastle competitions, Wilkie signed with the newly formed Queensland Cup side, the Townsville Blackhawks.[4][5] He left without playing a game for the club, moving to the Northern Pride in 2016, where he played his first Queensland Cup game since 2007.[6]

In 2016, he represented Italy in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifiers, playing three games and scoring three tries.[7][8][9] In 2017, he was named in Italy's 2017 Rugby League World Cup squad.

References

  1. ↑ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Colin Wilkie - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ↑ Media, NRL Digital. "Colin Wilkie".
  3. ↑ "Inglis withdrawn from Junior Kangaroos, four Storm players in » League Unlimited". League Unlimited.
  4. ↑ "Hawks set to fly". 6 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Wilkie feels right at home".
  6. ↑ "Wilkie's back".
  7. ↑ "RLEF." www.rlef.eu.com.
  8. ↑ "RLEF." www.rlef.eu.com.
  9. ↑ "RLEF." www.rlef.eu.com.
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