Josh Jackson (rugby league)
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| Jackson playing for the Bulldogs in 2012 | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Born | 8 January 1991 Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Second-row, Lock, Centre, Five-eighth | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2012– | Canterbury-Bankstown | 68 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2013–14 | Country Origin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: RLP | ||||||
Josh Jackson (born 8 January 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs of the National Rugby League. He primarily plays second-row and lock, but can also fill in at centre and five-eighth.
Background
Born in Gulgong, New South Wales, Jackson played his junior football for the Gulgong Bull Terriers and Mudgee Dragons before moving to Newcastle, New South Wales. In Newcastle, Jackson played for the Valentine-Eleebana Red Devils and Lakes United Seagulls. In 2009, he was signed by the Newcastle Knights. He played for the Knights' SG Ball team.
Professional playing career
In 2010, Jackson moved down to Sydney, New South Wales after being signed by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. He played for the Bulldogs' NYC team in 2010 and 2011, playing over 50 games[1] before moving on to the Bulldogs' NSW Cup reserve-grade team in 2012.
In Round 16 of the 2012 NRL season, Jackson made his NRL debut for the Bulldogs against the Melbourne Storm.[2] Later that year, he'd run on in the NRL Grand Final for the Bulldogs as they finished runners-up to the Storm.
In 2013, Jackson was selected for the Country team to play the City in the annual City vs Country match.
A season later, he was selected for the Australian Kangaroos for the Four Nations tournament. He made his Test debut in Australia's 44-18 win over Samoa, and was later selected in the final against New Zealand, which Australia lost 22-18.