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Wayde Egan (born 20 March 1997) is an Australian professional
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footballer who plays as a for the
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in the
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(NRL).


Background

Egan was born in
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,
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, and was educated at Lithgow High School. He played his junior rugby league for the Lithgow Storm, before being signed by the
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.


Playing career


Early career

From 2016 to 2017, Egan played for the Penrith Panthers' NYC team, co-captaining the side in 2017. In August 2017, he re-signed with the Panthers on a 2-year contract until the end of 2019. In September 2017, he was named at hooker in the NYC Team of the Year.


2018

In 2018, Egan graduated to the Panthers' Intrust Super Premiership NSW team. In round 4 of the
2018 NRL season The 2018 NRL season was the 111th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 21st season run by the National Rugby League. The main competition, known as the 2018 Telstra Premiership due to sponsorship from Telstra, featured 16 team ...
, he made his
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debut for the Panthers against the
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.


2019

Egan made a total of 18 appearances for Penrith in the
2019 NRL season The 2019 NRL season was the 112th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 22nd season run by the National Rugby League. The Sydney Roosters became the first team to win back-to-back Premierships since the Brisbane Broncos in 1992 ...
as the club finished 10th on the table and missed the finals for the first time since 2015. Following the conclusion of the season, Egan was told by Penrith that he was free to look elsewhere for the 2020 season as his contract would not be renewed. On 22 October, Egan signed a contract to join the
New Zealand Warriors The Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and is the League's only team from outside Australia. They were formed in 1995 as the Aucklan ...
for the
2020 NRL season The 2020 NRL season was the 113th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 23rd season run by the National Rugby League. Teams The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 14th consecutive year. ; Notes : : : Pre-season ...
.


2020

Egan made a total of 18 appearances for the
New Zealand Warriors The Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and is the League's only team from outside Australia. They were formed in 1995 as the Aucklan ...
as the club missed out on the finals.


2021

On 18 July, Egan was ruled out for the remainder of the
2021 NRL season The 2021 NRL season was the 114th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 24th season run by the National Rugby League. Teams The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 15th consecutive year. Regular season Ladd ...
after suffering a shoulder injury in the club's loss against Penrith although he did make an early comeback.


2022

Egan made a total of 20 appearances for the New Zealand Warriors in the
2022 NRL season The 2022 NRL season was the 115th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 25th season run by the National Rugby League. Teams The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 16th consecutive year. This became the second longest ...
as they finished 15th on the table.


2023

On 10 July, Egan re-signed with the club until the end of the 2025 NRL season. Egan played 22 games for the New Zealand Warriors in the
2023 NRL season The 2023 NRL season was the 116th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 26th season run by the National Rugby League. The season consisted of 27 competition rounds, the longest in league history, followed by a finals series ...
as the club finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals. Egan played in all three finals games as the club reached the preliminary final stage before being knocked out by Brisbane.


2024

Egan made 20 appearances for the New Zealand Warriors in the
2024 NRL season The 2024 NRL season was the 117th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 27th season run by the National Rugby League (NRL). The season consisted of 27 competition rounds, followed by a finals series contested by the top eight ...
which saw the club finish 13th on the table. Egan re-signed with the club until the end of the 2027 season.


Statistics

*denotes season competing


References


External links


Penrith Panthers profileLithgow Storm Juniors
{{DEFAULTSORT:Egan, Wayde 1998 births Living people Australian rugby league players Penrith Panthers players New Zealand Warriors players Rugby league hookers Rugby league players from Lithgow, New South Wales 21st-century Australian sportsmen