Adam Clydsdale

Adam Clydsdale
Personal information
Born (1993-02-13) 13 February 1993
Scone, New South Wales, Australia
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
Playing information
Position hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–15 Newcastle Knights 40 4 0 0 16
2016– Canberra Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
Total 40 4 0 0 16
As of 5 September 2015
Source: [1]

Adam Clydsdale (born 13 February 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League. He plays at hooker and previously played for the Newcastle Knights.

Background

Born in Scone, New South Wales, Clydsdale played his junior rugby league for the Scone Thoroughbreds, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.

Clydsdale is the grandson of Australian international Don "Bandy" Adams.[2]

Playing career

Early career

In 2009, Clydsdale played for the Newcastle Knights' Harold Matthews Cup team and won the Knights' Harold Matthews Cup Player of the Year award.[2] In 2011, he played in the Knights' 2011 S. G. Ball Cup Grand Final win over the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs,[3] winning the Knights' S. G. Ball Cup Player of the Year award and Player's Player award.[2] In 2012 and 2013, he played for the Knights' NYC team.[4] At the end of 2012, he won the Knights' NYC Player of the Year award and Player's Player award.[5] In November and December 2012, he attended the Blues Origin Pathways camp designed for possible future New South Wales State of Origin representatives.[6][7]

2013

In 2013, Clydsdale captained the Knights' NYC team.[8] In Round 9 of the 2013 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Canberra Raiders.[9][10][11] On 10 May, he re-signed with the Knights on a 3-year contract after rejecting an offer from the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.[12][13][7] He played in 2 matches for the Knights in the 2013 season.[14]

2014

On 15 February and 16 February, Clydsdale played for the Knights in the inaugural NRL Auckland Nines.[15] In Round 6 against the Canberra Raiders, he scored his first NRL try in the Knights' 26-12 win at Canberra Stadium.[16][17] He finished off the 2014 season having played in 21 matches and scoring 2 tries.[18]

2015

On 31 January and 1 February, Clydsdale played for the Knights in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines.[19] He finished off the 2015 season having played in 17 matches and scoring 2 tries.[20] On 6 October, he signed a 2-year contract with the Canberra Raiders starting in 2016, after being told he was free to look elsewhere by incoming Knights coach Nathan Brown.[21][22][23]

References

  1. ↑ Rugby League Project
  2. 1 2 3 Keeble, Brett (2012-10-16). "Clydsdale gallops into Knights realm | Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  3. ↑ "2011 NSWRL SG BallCup - GRAND FINAL - Newcastle KNIGHTS v Canterbury BULLDOGS - action photo gallery". Ourfootyteam.com. 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  4. ↑ "C". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  5. ↑ "Houston wins Knights’ Player of the Year Award". Leagueunlimited. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  6. ↑ New South Wales RugLeague. "Three Rabbitohs Selected in 2012 NSW Origin Pathways Camp - The Front Row Forum :: Rugby League". leagueunlimited.com.
  7. 1 2 "Adam Clydsdale on debut". Newcastleknights. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "Newcastle Knights unleash Adam Clydsdale". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  9. ↑ "NRL 2013 - Round 9". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  10. ↑ "Late Mail - Canberra v Newcastle". Newcastleknights. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  11. ↑ "Raiders rout Knights, Titans beat St George Illawarra Dragons". Theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  12. ↑ "Knights young gun Clydsdale to re-sign | NRL". Zero Tackle. 2013-05-07. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  13. ↑ Keeble, Brett (2013-05-06). "Clydsdale to take baton from Bedsy | Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  14. ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 2015-08-31. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  15. ↑ "Squads For Auckland Nines". Rugby League Week. 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  16. ↑ "NRL 2014 - Round 6". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  17. ↑ "Canberra Raiders 12-26 Newcastle Knights | NRL match report | Sport". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  18. ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  19. ↑ "KNIGHTS NAME 2015 NINES SQUAD". Rugby League Week. 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  20. ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  21. ↑ "Raiders sign Adam Clydsdale | NRL". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  22. ↑ "Stability over Storm for Clydsdale". NRL.com. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  23. ↑ Jon Tuxworth. "Ricky Stuart's Raiders: Canberra signs Newcastle Knights hooker Adam Clydsdale". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2015-11-23.

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