Joshua Curran
Josh Curran (born 10 June 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays lock and second-row forward for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL.
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| Full name | Joshua Curran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 June 1999 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League.
Early life
Curran was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. and is of Indigenous Australian and Irish descent. He was educated at Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown.
Curran played his junior rugby league for Merrylands Rams and Hills District Bulls.
Curran then played for the Parramatta Harold Matthews and SG Ball teams.[2]
Career
Curran joined the Sydney Roosters in 2017 and made 28 appearances in their under-20s team in 2017 and 2018, and also played nine times for the Roosters then feeder club Wyong Roos in the Intrust Super Premiership in 2018.[3]
In 2019 he played nine times for the Sydney Roosters feeder club, North Sydney, in the Canterbury Cup.[3][4]
On 25 June 2019, it was announced that he had signed with the New Zealand Warriors until the end of the 2021 NRL season. In Round 20 of the 2019 NRL season, Curran made his NRL club debut for the New Zealand Warriors against the Canberra Raiders. In round 7 of the 2022 NRL season, Curran was taken from the field during the New Zealand's record 70-10 loss against Melbourne at AAMI Park. The following day, scans revealed that Curran had suffered an MCL injury and would be ruled out indefinitely from playing.[5]
References
- Rugby League Project
- "Parramatta Eels junior Josh Curran is inspired by the experience of playing in front of big crowds". www.dailytelegraph.com.au.
- "Vodafone Warriors sign Roosters back rower". NZ Warriors official site. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- "Round 6 NRL squad announcements". NRL.com. 19 April 2019.
- "Warriors star's scary head knock, Dragons suffer dual blow — NRL Casualty Ward". www.foxsports.com.au.