Luke Douglas
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke Archibald Douglas | |||||
| Born | 12 May 1986 Yamba, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Height | 190 centimetres (6 ft 3 in) | |||||
| Weight | 110 kilograms (17 st 5 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2006–2011 | Cronulla Sharks | 146 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 2012– | Gold Coast Titans | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 194 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2007–2011 | Prime Minister's XIII | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2012 | Country Origin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Scotland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Source: Rugby League Project | ||||||
Luke Archibald Douglas (born 12 May 1986) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League. His position of choice is at Prop. He is playing for Scotland in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.[1]
Early career
Douglas played junior football for the Yamba Eagles and Lower Clarence Magpies.
Cronulla Sharks
Douglas made his first grade debut for Cronulla in its season-opener against the Brisbane Broncos in Round 2, 2006.
In 2007, Douglas was selected for Country Origin but was unable to play due to injury. In 2010, he was picked as 18th man for the New South Wales State of Origin team for the third match but he didn't play.
Between his first grade debut in Round 2, 2006 and Round 26, 2013 inclusive he had never missed a first grade match through injury or suspension. His run of 194 games straight is the equal record (shared with Jason Taylor) for most consecutive appearances, and the most from debut.[2] His coach, John Cartwright, said his record was, "remarkable, especially playing in the front row, he plays pretty big minutes as well."[2]
His unbroken streak of NRL matches since debut appeared as if it was going to end after an injury against the Melbourne Storm, however an unusually quick return for injury saw him play the next match anyway, thus continuing his unbroken streak. In Round 25, 2009 he was controversially sent off for a high tackle on Manly's Chris Bailey which knocked him unconscious. No judiciary action was taken on Douglas.
On 20 April 2011, it was announced that Douglas had signed a three-year contract with the Gold Coast Titans.[3]
Personal life
Douglas is the second son of Archibald and Trish Douglas. His younger brother Kane Douglas is a professional rugby union player for the New South Wales Waratahs and Wallabies.[4]
External links
References
- ↑ Herald (24 October 2013). "Mum's the word as Douglas seeks happier ending". The Glasgow Herald.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dean Ritchie (21 March 2012). "Gold Coast Titans prop Luke Douglas eyes consecutive games record". Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ↑ ABC Sport - Titans snap up Douglas
- ↑