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.
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Full name | Ryan King | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | 28 June 1997|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 20 March 2023 |
Background
editKing 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
editClub career
editKing 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
editIn 2022 King was named in the Italy squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[4]
References
edit- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Zero Tackle profile
- ^ a b "Young Guns - Ryan King". sharks.com.au. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021