Josh King (rugby league)

Josh King
Personal information
Full name Joshua King[1]
Born (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995
Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– Newcastle Knights 40 0 0 0 0
As of 4 March 2018
Source: [2]

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

  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.
  8. ↑ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  9. ↑ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "King secures contract extension". 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
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