Ryan King (rugby league)

Ryan King (born 28 June 1997) is an Italy international rugby league footballer who last played as a second-row for Whitehaven RLFC in the Betfred Championship.

Ryan King
Personal information
Full nameRyan King
Born (1997-06-28) 28 June 1997 (age 27)
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021–22 Whitehaven RLFC 36 17 0 0 68
2023 Halifax Panthers 2 0 0 0 0
2023– Whitehaven RLFC 0 0 0 0 0
Total 38 17 0 0 68
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– Italy 5 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]
As of 20 March 2023

Background

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King was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Italian descent.[2]

He played junior rugby league for Wests Illawarra Devils.[3]

Playing career

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Club career

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King joined the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in 2017 and played for their NRL Under-20s team.[3]

Ryan King played in 26 games, and scored 14 tries for Whitehaven in the 2022 RFL Championship.[citation needed]

International career

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In 2022 King was named in the Italy squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ Zero Tackle profile
  3. ^ a b "Young Guns - Ryan King". sharks.com.au. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. ^ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
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