Phoenix Crossland

Phoenix Crossland (born 7 July 2000) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback or five-eighth for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL.

Phoenix Crossland
Personal information
Born (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000
Wellington, New Zealand[1][2]
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight86 kg (13 st 8 lb)
Playing information
PositionHalfback, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– Newcastle Knights 1 0 0 0 0
As of 7 July 2019
Source: [3]

Background

Crossland was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and moved to Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia with his family as a child.[2]

He played his junior rugby league for the Erina Eagles, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.

Playing career

Early years

In 2018, Crossland captained the Knights S. G. Ball Cup team[4] and played 9 games for their Jersey Flegg Cup team.[5] In November 2018, he re-signed with the Knights on a 3-year contract until the end of 2021.[4]

2019

In 2019, Crossland played most of his football for the Knights' Canterbury Cup NSW side.[6] On 1 July, he was named 20th man for the New South Wales under-20s side.[7] In round 16 of the 2019 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Knights, in a loss to the New Zealand Warriors, becoming the first person to play for the Knights born in the 2000s.[8]

References
  1. Blyth, Jack (13 April 2020). "Blythy's Lockout Lowdown: Phoenix Crossland".
  2. "How mid-season NRL signings will affect your club". outline.com.
  3. "Phoenix Crossland - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  4. "Knights re-sign three bright prospects". Newcastle Knights. 2 November 2018.
  5. "Players". 7 September 2018.
  6. "Canterbury Cup NSW Team Lists | Round One". New South Wales Rugby League. 12 March 2019.
  7. "NSWRL announces CABE Under-20 squad". New South Wales Rugby League. 1 July 2019.
  8. "Brown confirms Knights will debut young half Phoenix". Newcastle Knights. 5 July 2019.
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