Sam Stone (rugby league)
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4 August 1997 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Sam Stone (born 4 August 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. He plays as a second-row.
Background
Born on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Stone moved to Newcastle, New South Wales at a young age and played his junior rugby league for the Valentine-Eleebana Red Devils and Lakes United. He was then signed by the Newcastle Knights.
Stone is the son of current Huddersfield Giants coach and former Newcastle Knights coach Rick Stone.[2]
Playing career
Early career
In 2015 and 2016, Stone played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team.[3]
2017
In round 1 of the 2017 NRL season, Stone made his NRL debut for the Knights against the New Zealand Warriors.[4][5] In May, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis.[6]
References
- ↑ "Sam Stone - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 1997-08-04. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
- ↑ ROBERT DILLON1 Feb 2017, 6 p.m. (2017-02-01). "Knights rookie a chip off old Stone block | Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ↑ "S". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ↑ "Updated team lists: Warriors v Knights". NRL.com. 2016-12-18. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ↑ NRL Digital Media. "LATE MAIL: Warriors v Knights - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ↑ "Junior Kangaroos team named". NRL.com. 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2017-06-02.