Joshua Veivers is a professional rugby league player, who was last contracted to Salford City Reds in the Super League. The son of former St. Helens player, and Salford City Reds coach Phil Veivers, Josh Veivers joined the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats from Wigan Warriors, where he made no first team appearances, only playing in their academy. He made his first team début in 2011's Super League XVI, playing at his preferred position of fullback in a 20-40 loss to Castleford Tigers, where he kicked two goals from four attempts.[5] He then played for Salford the following year.
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| Full name | Joshua Veivers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 December 1989 England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Since 2015, Veivers has played for Australian Country Rugby League team the Darlington Point-Coleambally Roosters, who play in the Group 20 competition.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Official site of the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats". web page. Wakefield wildcats. 2011. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ rleague.com Profile
- ^ "rleague.com Profile". rleague.com. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ Smith, Tallon (6 September 2023). "Group 20: DPC mount monumental comeback to beat Black and Whites". Battlers For Bush Footy. Retrieved 6 September 2023.