Luke Capewell (born 6 February 1989) is an Australian professional

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footballer who plays for the

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after having previously played for various teams in the

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in the late 2000s and early 2010s. His preferred playing positions are in the halves or the three-quarters. A talented junior player, he is a former Australian Schoolboys and Queensland Under-17s representative.

Background

Capewell was born and raised in Charleville, a small town in western Queensland, and played football there until the age of 17. In Under-12s, his schoolboys team won the Queensland Foundation Cup against

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in Sydney. While attending Redcliffe State High School, Capewell played for the Australian Schoolboys in 2006. He is the cousin of fellow NRL player and

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representative Kurt Capewell.

Career

Capewell made his

debut on 1 June 2008 for the

South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are a professional Australian rugby league club based in Redfern, New South Wales, Redfern, a suburb of inner-southern Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and are ...

playing against the St George-Illawarra Dragons. He played at fullback and scored a try late in the second half. Following a season-ending shoulder injury to regular five-eighth John Sutton during Souths' campaign to make the

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's finals, Capewell was named to fill in the role. In 2011, he played for the

Gold Coast Titans The Gold Coast Titans are a professional rugby league football club, based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australia and New Zealand's national rugby league club competition. The ...

in a season where they finished with the wooden spoon; however, he signed with the

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for the

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. In 2012, he was named in the Queensland Residents side. Capewell signed with the

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in the mid-season of 2013; however, he was unable to force his way into the first-grade line-up and played the season with the Panthers' feeder team, the

Windsor Wolves The Windsor Wolves are a rugby league team based in the town of Windsor, New South Wales. The club fields both junior and senior teams in the Penrith District Rugby League competitions. The club has fielded teams in semi-professional, New Sout ...

. In 2017, Capewell joined

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side

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Capewell, Luke 1989 births Australian rugby league players Indigenous Australian rugby league players Brisbane Broncos players Gold Coast Titans players South Sydney Rabbitohs players Windsor Wolves players Redcliffe Dolphins players Ipswich Jets players North Sydney Bears NSW Cup players Rugby league utility players Rugby league wingers Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league hookers Living people Rugby league players from Queensland