Jack Bird
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| Bird playing for the Dragons in 2013. | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 20 March 1995 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Centre, Five-eighth, Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2015– | Cronulla-Sutherland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2015 | Country Origin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As of 26 April 2015 | ||||||
| Source: Rugby League Project | ||||||
Jack Bird (born 20 March 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks of the National Rugby League. He primarily plays centre, five-eighth and second-row.
Background
Born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Bird played his junior football for the Berkeley Eagles before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons.
Playing career
In 2013 and 2014, Bird played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons' NYC team.[1][2]
On 3 May 2014, Bird played for the New South Wales Under-20s team.[3]
On 18 September 2014, Bird signed a 2-year contract with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks starting in 2015.[4]
On 18 October 2014, Bird played for the Junior Kangaroos.[5]
In Round 4 of the 2015 NRL season, Bird made his NRL debut for the Sharks against the Gold Coast Titans.[6]
In Round 5 against the Sydney Roosters, Bird played at five-eighth for the Sharks in the absence of regular five-eighth Ben Barba. Bird scored two tries and set up another in the Sharks' upset win over the 2013 premiers, causing him to be selected again at five-eighth the next week ahead of Barba who was named on the interchange bench.[7][8]
References
- ↑ "Jack Bird". Nycdatabase.org. 1995-03-20. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
- ↑ "TV: Jack Bird". Dragons.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
- ↑ "NSW U20s ORIGIN SQUAD ANNOUNCED". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ↑ "Bird lands at Sharks in 2015". Sharks.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
- ↑ "Junior Kangaroos side to face NZ". NRL.com. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
- ↑ "NRL Team List - Sharks v Titans". Sharks.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
- ↑ "Cronulla Youngster Jack Bird Inspires Side to First Win". Theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 2015-04-10. (subscription required)
- ↑ "Ben Barba Cronulla: Rise of Jack Bird, Valentine Holmes gives veterans uncertain futures". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 2015-04-10.