Joshua Toole is an

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

international

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footballer who plays as a centre for the Forbes Magpies in the Group 11 Premiership.

Background

Toole was born in

Bathurst, New South Wales Bathurst () is a city in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. Bathurst is about 200 kilometres (120 mi) west-northwest of Sydney and is the seat of the Bathurst Region, Bathurst Regional Council. Founded in 1815, Bathurst is ...

, Australia.

Playing career

He has also previously played for the

Illawarra Cutters The Illawarra Rugby League Football Club was an Australian rugby league football club based in Illawarra formed in 2012. Originally known as the Illawarra Cutters, they became known as the Illawarra RLFC before the 2017 Intrust Super Premiership ...

, a feeder team for

St. George Illawarra Dragons The St. George Illawarra Dragons are an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League (NRL) since 1999 after a j ...

, and the

Mount Pritchard Mounties The Mounties Rugby League Football Club (sponsored by Mounties Group) is an Australian rugby league football club based in Mount Pritchard, New South Wales formed in 1927. They currently play in the Ron Massey Cup and Sydney Shield. Recent ...

. Toole was part of the

squad at the

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., as well as in the

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and

2014 European Cup The 2014 Rugby League European Championship was an international rugby league football tournament. The tournament took place in England, Wales, France, Ireland and Scotland between 17 October and 2 November. It was announced beforehand that the ...

competitions. He played in Ireland's first match against

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, and won himself the Man of the Match award. In 2018, the centre moved to England to sign for

Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...

, and join up with his former coach at Ireland

Mark Aston Mark Aston (born 27 September 1967) is the head coach of Sheffield Eagles in the Championship. He is an English rugby league coach, and former rugby league who spent the majority of his playing career with Sheffield Eagles. He also had short s ...

. Toole holds an Irish passport despite being born in Australia.

References

External links

Sheffield Eagles profile
1989 births Living people Australian people of Irish descent Australian rugby league players Australian expatriate rugby league players in England Ireland national rugby league team players Irish rugby league players Illawarra Cutters players Mount Pritchard Mounties players Rugby league players from Bathurst, New South Wales Rugby league wingers 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{Ireland-rugbyleague-bio-stub