Luke Dorn

Luke Dorn

Personal information
Born	(1982-07-02) 2 July 1982 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	86 kg (13 st 8 lb) [1]
Position	Fullback, Stand-off
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2002 Northern Eagles 19 2 0 0 8 2003 Manly Sea Eagles 18 3 0 0 12 2004 Sydney Roosters 1 0 0 0 0 2005–06 London Broncos 58 42 0 0 168 2007 Salford City Reds 27 11 0 0 44 2008 Castleford Tigers 26 19 1 0 78 2009–13 Harlequins RL 108 68 1 0 274 2014–16 Castleford Tigers 59 45 0 0 180 Total 316 190 2 0 764
Source: [2][3][4]

Luke Dorn (born 2 July 1982) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the National Rugby League and Super League. He played as a fullback or stand-off.

Background

Dorn was born in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia.

Playing career

Dorn played his junior rugby league for the Maitland Pickers and played for the Northern Eagles, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. Dorn represented the Australian Schoolboys team in 2000 whilst attending Maitland All Saints College.^[5]

Dorn in action for Castleford

In 2005 he moved to the Super League competition, joining London Broncos where he developed a reputation as a prolific try scorer. In 2007 Dorn moved to Salford City Reds, but was less successful and the team was relegated at the end of the season. Dorn then joined the Castleford Tigers in 2008 before returning to London Broncos (then known as Harlequins RL) in 2009.^[6] In total Dorn played for the London Broncos 160 times in 2 spells, becoming the club's all-time record try scorer with 104 tries. He scored his 100th try for the Broncos in a spell where he scored 8 tries in two back to back games.

At the end of 2013, Dorn signed for Castleford Tigers for a second time. He enjoyed a career resurgence in 2014 and appeared in the 2014 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, his first major final.

Statistics

Year	Team	Matches	Tries	Goals	Field Goals	Points
2002	Northern Eagles	19	2	0	0	8
2003	Manly Sea Eagles	18	3	0	0	12
2004	Sydney Roosters	1	0	0	0	0
2005	London Broncos	31	24	0	0	96
2006	Harlequins RL	27	18	0	0	72
2007	Salford City Reds	29	11	0	0	44
2008	Castleford Tigers	26	19	1	0	76
2009	Harlequins RL	22	13	0	0	52
2010	Harlequins RL	19	18	0	0	72
2011	Harlequins RL	23	15	1	0	62
2012	London Broncos	24	16	0	0	64
2013	London Broncos	20	6	0	0	24
2014	Castleford Tigers	24	19	0	0	76
2015	Castleford Tigers	14	10	0	0	40
2016	Castleford Tigers	21	14	0	0	56

References

External links

• Cas Tigers profile
• Harlequins Rugby League profile
• Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk