Josh Curran (born 10 June 1999) is an Australian professional

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footballer who plays and forward for the

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in the

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. He is also an Australian Professional boxer. He previously played for the

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in the

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Early life

Curran was born in

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, he is of

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(

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) and

Irish descent The Irish ( ga, Muintir na hÉireann or ''Na hÉireannaigh'') are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland, who share a common history and culture. There have been humans in Ireland for about 33,000 years, and it has been c ...

. He was educated at

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. Curran played his junior rugby league for Merrylands Rams and

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. Curran then played for the

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Harold Matthews and SG Ball teams.

Playing career

2017 & 2018

Curran joined the

in 2017 and made 28 appearances in their under-20s team in 2017 and 2018, and also played nine times for the Roosters then feeder club

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in the

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in 2018.

2019

In 2019 he played nine times for the

feeder club, North Sydney, in the Canterbury Cup. On 25 June 2019, it was announced that he had signed with the

until the end of the

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. In Round 20 of the

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, Curran made his NRL club debut for the

against the

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2022

In round 7 of the

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, Curran was taken from the field during the New Zealand's record 70-10 loss against

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. The following day, scans revealed that Curran had suffered an MCL injury and would be ruled out indefinitely from playing, however two months later, he returned off the bench in the New Zealand Warriors 16-38 Round 14 loss to Cronulla-Sutherland. Curran made a total of 18 appearances for the New Zealand club as they finished 15th on the table. On 5 October, Curran was placed under investigation by the NRL after a 16-year old boy was assaulted at a late-night venue in Port Macquarie. The boy had his front teeth knocked out over the incident and the perpetrator was believed to be Curran. The New Zealand Warriors club released a statement which read “Warriors CEO Cameron George has confirmed knowledge of an alleged incident involving forward Josh Curran at a licensed premises over the weekend in Port Macquarie, The club wishes to advise that the incident has been reported to the NRL Integrity Unit and will now await any further information from the NRL investigation". On 21 October, Curran was charged by NSW Police over the incident with a statement reading “Following inquiries, investigators arrested a 23-year-old man after attending Manly Police Station on Wednesday, He was charged with reckless grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and larceny. The man was granted conditional bail to appear at Port Macquarie Local Court on Wednesday 7 December".

References

External links

New Zealand Warriors profileRoosters profile
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