Luke Yates

Luke Yates
Yates playing for the Knights in 2015.
Personal information
Born (1995-03-06) 6 March 1995
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
Playing information
Position Lock, Prop

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017– Newcastle Knights 25 0 0 0 0
As of 28 January 2018
Source: [1]

Luke Yates (born 6 March 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. He plays as a lock and prop.

Background

Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Yates played his junior rugby league for the Western Suburbs Rosellas, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.

Playing career

Early career

From 2013 to 2015, Yates played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team.[2] In July 2015, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team.[3] In 2016, he graduated to the Knights' Intrust Super Premiership NSW team.[4] In May 2015, he re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract until the end of 2017.[5]

2017

In round 1 of the 2017 NRL season, Yates made his NRL debut for the Knights against the New Zealand Warriors.[6][7] In September, he re-signed with the Knights on a 1-year contract until the end of 2018.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Luke Yates - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 1995-03-06. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  2. ↑ "Y". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  3. ↑ "PAY'S SAY: NSW Under-20s side". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  4. ↑ New South Wales Rugby League (2016-04-12). "LeagueUnlimited Intrust Super Premiership NSW Teams - 2016 Round 7". League Unlimited. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  5. ↑ NRL Digital Media. "Luke Yates re-signs - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  6. ↑ "Updated team lists: Warriors v Knights". NRL.com. 2016-12-18. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  7. ↑ NRL Digital Media. "LATE MAIL: Warriors v Knights - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  8. ↑ "Luke Yates re-signs with Knights - Zero Tackle". 27 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
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