Joshua Curran (born 10 June 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays second-row and lock forward for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League (NRL).
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| Full name | Joshua Curran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 June 1999 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Lock, Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He previously played for the Sydney Roosters and New Zealand Warriors in the NRL.
Early life
editCurran was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, he is of Indigenous Australian (Darug) and Irish descent.[2][3] He was educated at Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown.
Curran played his junior rugby league for Merrylands Rams and Hills District Bulls.
Curran then played for the Parramatta Harold Matthews and SG Ball teams.[4]
Playing career
edit2017 & 2018
editCurran joined the Sydney Roosters 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 Wyong Roos in the Intrust Super Premiership in 2018.[5]
2019
editIn 2019 he played nine times for the Sydney Roosters feeder club, North Sydney, in the Canterbury Cup.[5][6] On 25 June 2019, it was announced that he had signed with the New Zealand Warriors until the end of the 2021 NRL season. In Round 20 of the 2019 NRL season, Curran made his NRL club debut for the Sydney Roosters against the Canberra Raiders.
2022
editIn round 7 of the 2022 NRL season, Curran was taken from the field during the New Zealand's record 70-10 loss against Melbourne at AAMI Park. The following day, scans revealed that Curran had suffered an MCL injury and would be ruled out indefinitely from playing,[7] however two months later, he returned off the bench in the New Zealand Warriors 16-38 Round 14 loss to Cronulla-Sutherland.[8] Curran made a total of 18 appearances for the New Zealand club as they finished 15th on the table.[9] 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".[10]
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".[11]
2023
editCurran played 23 games for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals. Curran played in all three finals games as the club reached the preliminary final stage before being knocked out by Brisbane.[12] Curran was released from the final year of his Warriors contract to join the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs on a two-year deal.[13]
2024
editIn round 1 of the 2024 NRL season, Curran made his club debut for Canterbury in their 26-8 loss against arch-rivals Parramatta.[14] Curran played 24 games for Canterbury in the 2024 NRL season as they qualified for the finals finishing 6th. He played in the clubs elimination final loss against Manly.[15] On 2 October, the Canterbury club announced that they had re-signed Curran until the end of 2027.[16]
Statistics
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
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| 2019 |  Sydney Roosters
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1 | ||
 New Zealand Warriors
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2 | |||
| 2020 | 3 | |||
| 2021 | 14 | 4 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 18 | 4 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 23 | 4 | 16 | |
| 2024 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
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24 | 3 | 12 |
source:[17]
References
edit- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ D'Aloia, Christian (29 July 2020). "NRL holds its most important Indigenous Round yet". ESPN.
- ^ Walter, Brad (23 March 2022). "League of nations:Stars representing 40 countries". NRL.com.
- ^ "Parramatta Eels junior Josh Curran is inspired by the experience of playing in front of big crowds". www.dailytelegraph.com.au.
- ^ a b "Vodafone Warriors sign Roosters back rower". NZ Warriors official site. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Round 6 NRL squad announcements". NRL.com. 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Warriors star's scary head knock, Dragons suffer dual blow — NRL Casualty Ward". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "Warriors v Sharks: Curran good to go; Ramien back from ban".
- ^ "Warriors farewell 15 players after return to New Zealand". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "NRL star under investigation after teen had front teeth knocked out in alleged nightclub brawl". www.foxsports.com.ua.
- ^ "Warriors star charged over alleged assault after 16-year-old had front teeth knocked out". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "NRL 2023: New Zealand Warriors season review". www.sportingnews.com.
- ^ "A Curran Affair: Canterbury confirm a 2024 move". www.bulldogs.com.au.
- ^ "Dogs' Foxx fear compounds rough night; Eels may have finally solved big issue: What we learned". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "Bulldogs left 'frustrated' by semi final defeat as new standards laid bare". www.nine.com.au.
- ^ Pryde, Scott (2 October 2024). "Curran locks in new deal after excellent first Bulldogs season". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Josh Curran - Playing Career - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2 October 2024.