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Josh Drinkwater
Joshua Drinkwater (born 15 June 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the Warrington Wolves in the Betfred Super League. He has previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Wests Tigers in the NRL. He has also played for the London Broncos, Leigh Centurions, Catalans Dragons and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. Drinkwater won the 2018 Challenge Cup with Catalans. Background Drinkwater was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and is of German descent. He is the brother of fellow rugby league footballer, Scott Drinkwater who plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. Drinkwater played his junior football for the Terrigal Sharks, before being signed by the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. National Youth Competition From 2010 to 2012, Drinkwater played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles' National Youth Competition (NYC) team. He was Manly's NYC top point-scorer in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". The 2021 census recorded the population of Greater Sydney as 5,231,150, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Nicknames of the city include the 'Emerald City' and the 'Harbour City'. Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Greater Sydney region for at least 30,000 years, and Aboriginal engravings and cultural sites are common throughout Greater Sydney. The traditional custodians of the land on which modern Sydney stands ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrigal Sharks
The Terrigal Sharks are an Australian youth rugby league football club based in the suburbs of Terrigal and Wamberal on the Central Coast of NSW. They have numerous teams competing in competitions run by the Central Coast Division of Country Rugby League, from U/6s through to First Grade. The Sharks' current home grounds are Duffys Road Oval (Seniors) and Brendan Franklin Oval (Juniors). Their traditional colours are sky blue, black and white. History The then village of Terrigal entered teams in local rugby league competitions in 1921 and 1922, and in Second Grade only, in 1931 and 1932. The current club was established in 1975, when Terrigal-Wamberal fielded teams in six of eight 'Schoolboys' competitions: Under 8s, 9s, 10s, 12s, 13s and 14s. The senior division of the club began in 1976, with teams in First Grade, Reserve Grade and Under 18s. Good seasons by the Under 16 team in 1978 and Third Grade in 1979, both making the Final, was followed in 1980 by Terrigal-Wamberal rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Brooks
Luke Brooks (born 21 December 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League (NRL) in 2024. He previously played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL) as a . He made an appearance for the NRL All Stars in 2015. Background Brooks was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He played his junior football for the Holy Cross Rhinos and Leichhardt Wanderers before being signed by the Wests Tigers. In 2012 he played for the Australian Schoolboys and also played in the Balmain Tigers' S. G. Ball Cup Grand Final win over the Canberra Raiders. Brooks played in the final alongside former Tigers teammate Mitchell Moses. Playing career 2013 Having spent the pre-season training with the first-grade team, Brooks was receiving attention in the press, with Andrew Johns saying he was one of the best young talents he had seen in some time. Playing for the Tigers' NYC team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitchell Moses
Mitchell Moses (Arabic: ميتشل موسى; born 16 September 1994) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL. He also plays for the Lebanon national team. He previously played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League, and has also played for the Australian Prime Minister's XIII and World All Stars sides. Background Moses was born in Ryde, New South Wales, Australia on 16 September 1994. He is of Lebanese descent through his mother, and is the nephew of former Balmain Tigers player Benny Elias. Moses played his junior football for the Holy Cross Rhinos and Carlingford Cougars before being signed by the Parramatta Eels. Moses played for the Eels' Harold Matthews Cup team before being signed by the Wests Tigers. Moses later said, "I went to Parramatta and played Harold Matts there. I wanted to stay there but it's their decision and I respect it." In 2012, Moses played for the Tigers S. G. Ball Cup team, playing in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Drinkwater
Joshua Drinkwater (born 15 June 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the Warrington Wolves in the Betfred Super League. He has previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Wests Tigers in the NRL. He has also played for the London Broncos, Leigh Centurions, Catalans Dragons and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. Drinkwater won the 2018 Challenge Cup with Catalans. Background Drinkwater was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and is of German descent. He is the brother of fellow rugby league footballer, Scott Drinkwater who plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. Drinkwater played his junior football for the Terrigal Sharks, before being signed by the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. National Youth Competition From 2010 to 2012, Drinkwater played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles' National Youth Competition (NYC) team. He was Manly's NYC top point-scorer in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Witt
Michael Witt (born 1 January 1984) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in Australasia's National Rugby League (NRL) competition for the Parramatta Eels, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and the New Zealand Warriors, before a season playing rugby union in the Air New Zealand Cup. He then returned to rugby league, playing in the Super League for Crusaders RL and the London Broncos. Witt then played one more season in Australia for the St. George Illawarra Dragons. Background Growing up in Toowoomba, Queensland, Witt attended Harristown State High School where he was a champion junior boxer and played rugby league for the Newtown Lions in the local junior competition, and he later went on to represent Queensland in rugby league at the Under 15 level in 1999 and the Under 16 level in 2000. During 1999 he was spotted by the Parramatta Eels as a player with much potential and he was offered a scholarship by the club, which he accepted, and in the follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, the Knights joined the top tier competition in 1988, 79 years after the previous Newcastle based team, the Newcastle Rebels had departed the Sydney competition with the formation of a separate league competition based in the Newcastle region. The club has won two premierships over its history (1997 and 2001) and is one of only two clubs (the other being the Wests Tigers) that has never lost a grand final in which it has participated. It has also produced such players as Paul Harragon, Robbie O'Davis, Danny Buderus and rugby league Immortal Andrew Johns. The team's home ground is McDonald Jones Stadium. History A Newcastle rugby league team had been assembled from players in the Newcastle Rugby League to compete in various compet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 NRL Season
The 2013 NRL season was the 106th season of professional rugby league club competition in Australia. The National Rugby League's main competition, named the 2013 Telstra Premiership after major sponsors Telstra Corporation, was contested by sixteen teams during the regular season, which lasted from March to September, and resulted in the top eight finishing teams, who went on to contest the finals. The season culminated in the Grand Final, in which the Sydney Roosters defeated the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-18 to win their first NRL premiership since 2002. The NRL season started with the 2013 NRL All Stars match, which was played in February. The 2013 Holden Cup, the NRL's Under-20s competition, also took place alongside the Premiership, with most matches held before the first grade competition. The Parramatta Eels picked up the wooden spoon for the second consecutive season after winning only five matches for the season. Season summary Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks supplement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JOSH DRINKWATER
Joshua Drinkwater (born 15 June 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the Warrington Wolves in the Betfred Super League. He has previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Wests Tigers in the NRL. He has also played for the London Broncos, Leigh Centurions, Catalans Dragons and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. Drinkwater won the 2018 Challenge Cup with Catalans. Background Drinkwater was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and is of German descent. He is the brother of fellow rugby league footballer, Scott Drinkwater who plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. Drinkwater played his junior football for the Terrigal Sharks, before being signed by the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. National Youth Competition From 2010 to 2012, Drinkwater played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles' National Youth Competition (NYC) team. He was Manly's NYC top point-scorer in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Bennett (rugby League)
Wayne James Bennett Order of Australia, AM (born 1 January 1950), also known by the nickname "Benny", is an Australian professional rugby league coach who was signed in late 2021 for three years by the Dolphins (NRL), Dolphins in readiness and preparation for their inaugural 2023 season in the National Rugby League competition. He was previously the head coach of the South Sydney Rabbitohs among other clubs, and a former rugby league footballer. Widely regarded as one of the sport's greatest ever coaches, Bennett holds Australian rugby league coaching records for the most (7) grand final wins and most seasons with a single club (24 with the Brisbane Broncos). He has also been head coach of Australia national rugby league team, Australia in 1998 and from 2004-2005, assistant head coach of New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand in 2008, and head coach of Great Britain national rugby league team, Great Britain/England national rugby league team, England from 2016-2020. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 NRL Under-20s Season
The 2012 NRL Under-20s season was the fifth season of the National Rugby League's Under-20s competition. Known commercially as the 2012 Toyota Cup due to sponsorship from Toyota, the competition was solely for under-20 players. The draw and structure of the competition mirrored that of the NRL's 2012 Telstra Premiership season The 2012 NRL season was the 105th season of professional rugby league club competition in Australia, and the first run by the newly formed Australian Rugby League Commission. The main competition, called the 2012 NRL Telstra Premiership due to spon .... Season summary Ladder Finals series Player statistics Leading try scorers Most tries in a game Leading point scorers Most points in a game Leading goal scorers Most goals in a game Leading field goal scorers Club statistics Biggest Wins Winning Streaks * QF = Qualifying Finals * SF = Semi-finals * PF = Preliminary Finals * GF = Grand Final Losing Streaks * QF = Qual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Youth Competition (rugby League)
The NRL Under-20s (known commercially as the Holden Cup due to sponsorship from Holden) was the top league of professional rugby league for players aged 20 years or younger in Australasia. Contested by sixteen teams, the Under-20s competition commenced in 2008 and was originally known as the Toyota Cup. The competition runs parallel to Australasia's professional competition, the National Rugby League, with NYC matches played immediately prior to the NRL games. Similar to the NRL, the NYC enforces a salary cap and puts a heavy focus on life outside football for the players. The New Zealand Warriors were the most successful club in the competition's short history, with three premierships from four Grand Final appearances; in 2010, 2011 and 2014. In 2018, the NRL Under-20s was replaced by state-based under-20s competitions in New South Wales and Queensland. History The NRL Under-20s succeeded the Jersey Flegg Cup in 2008, which existed from 1961 to 2007. The competition was admi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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