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Josh Cook (rugby league)

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Josh Cook
Personal information
Full nameJoshua Cook
Born (1999-04-28) 28 April 1999 (age 25)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight13 st 5 lb (85 kg)
Playing information
PositionHooker
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022– Ireland 3 0 0 0 0
As of 30 October 2022

Joshua Cook (born 28 April 1999) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for Ireland.

Background and playing career

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From the Sydney suburb of La Perouse, Cook represented New South Wales in the under 16s and the New South Wales Indigenous under 16s teams in 2015.[1]

North Sydney Bears

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In 2018 he played for the North Sydney Bears in the Canterbury Cup, making 2 appearances for the season. Cook then signed with South Sydney, where he would score a try in 5 appearances for the 2019 Canterbury Cup season. In 2020, he only made one appearance for the season (round 1 against the Newtown Jets) before the rest of the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. In 2021, he scored a try against the Penrith Panthers (NSW Cup) in round 1.[2] He played in 8 games until the conclusion of round 15 which marked the time the remainder of the season was cancelled due to the outbreak of Coronavirus in New South Wales.[citation needed]

He did not play a game for the South Sydney club in 2021 and has yet to play an NRL game, due to troubles with a shoulder injury, alongside COVID-19 restrictions.[3]

Canterbury–Bankstown Bulldogs

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In September 2021, following the expiration of his two-year deal with South Sydney, Cook signed a two-year deal with the Canterbury–Bankstown Bulldogs. The second year was a club option.[4] Cook is of Irish descent. Cook is also Indigenous, part of the Bidjigal and Yuin clans. [5][6]

In October 2022 Cook was released from the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs following a decision by the club to not take up the second year option in the contract, after failing to crack into the Bulldogs NRL team.

Ireland

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He made his international debut on 16 October 2022 against Jamaica.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Rabbitohs extend contract of Josh Cook for the next two seasons". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Panthers v Rabbitohs". New South Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Joshua Cook". South Sydney Rabbitohs. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Bulldogs sign hooker Josh Cook for the next two years". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Indigenous map showcases NRL, NRLW players' heritage". 3 August 2020.
  6. ^ Walter, Brad (23 March 2022). "League of nations:Stars representing 40 countries". NRL.com.
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