Keegan Hipgrave

Keegan Hipgrave
Personal information
Born (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 103 kg (16 st 3 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row, Lock

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017– Gold Coast Titans 21 0 0 0 0
As of 2 September 2017
Source: [1]

Keegan Hipgrave (born 1 January 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League. He plays as a prop and lock forward.

Background

Hipgrave was born on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

He played his junior rugby league for the Nerang Roosters and attended Palm Beach Currumbin State High School, before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos.

Playing career

Early career

In 2013, Hipgrave played for Gold Coast Green in the Cyril Connell Cup and represented the Queensland under-16 side. In 2014, he played for Gold Coast White in the Mal Meninga Cup and was selected for the Queensland under-18 and Australian Schoolboys sides.[2] From 2015 to 2017, he played for the Brisbane Broncos' NYC team.[3][4] In 2015, he captained the Queensland under-18 side.[5]

2017

In May, Hipgrave made a mid-season move to the Gold Coast Titans on a contract until the end of 2018,[6][7] before playing for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team later that month.[8] In round 26 of the 2017 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Titans against the Sydney Roosters.[9][10]

2018

In round 14 against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Hipgrave was sent to the sin bin twice in the same match for two professional fouls he committed, becoming the first player since 2002 to have been involved in such an incident.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Keegan Hipgrave - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Robert Jennings picked for the Australian Schoolboys rugby league team". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  3. ↑ "H". 27 December 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Holden Cup U20's NYC - 2017 Round 5 » League Unlimited". League Unlimited. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  5. ↑ Media, NRL Digital. "Queensland Under 18 team". Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Titans sign Broncos forward Keegan Hipgrave to NRL deal". 16 May 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Tweed turn to young gun for derby". Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Queensland Under-20s side announced - Zero Tackle". 23 May 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Updated team lists: Roosters v Titans". Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  10. ↑ Media, NRL Digital. "NRL LATE MAIL: Roosters v Titans". Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  11. ↑ "Keegan Hipgrave sin bin twice: Titans NRL forward binned against Rabbitohs". 8 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
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