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Ky Rodwell
Australian rugby league footballer
Ky Rodwell (born 21 June 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop and lock for Wakefield Trinity in the RFL Championship.
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| Full name | Ky Rodwell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1999-06-21) 21 June 1999 (age 24) Bega, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 19 March 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Bombala Blue Heelers junior, Rodwell was scouted by South Sydney in 2015 after a match where he played for the Group 16 junior rep team versus the junior Rabbitohs in Cooma, New South Wales. Rodwell played for Souths' Harold Matthews team, making his NYC debut later that year at the age of 17. Rodwell was selected for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2016.
South Sydney Rabbitohs
Rodwell played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs from 2018 until 2020. Rodwell featured for South Sydney's feeder NSW Cup team the North Sydney Bears before South Sydney brought back their own team into the NSW cup for the 2019 season. Rodwell played for the South Sydney club in Jersey Flegg and NSW Cup in 2019, also representing NSW Under 20's team starting at Prop.
Western Suburbs Magpies
In 2021, Rodwell's contract with South Sydney was not renewed, leading him to sign with the Western Suburbs Magpies NSW Cup team, playing two games for the club before signing with the Parramatta Eels. Rodwell featured constantly for Parramatta in NSW Cup, before COVID-19 outbreak caused the competition to move to Queensland and NSW cup was cancelled for the remainder of the year.
Parramatta Eels
In round 25, 2021 Rodwell made his NRL debut for Parramatta against the Penrith Panthers at Cbus Super Stadium which ended in a 40–6 defeat.[2][3] On 7 October 2022, Rodwell re-signed with Parramatta until the end of 2024.[4] In the same month, Rodwell was named as the Parramatta clubs 'Rookie of the year'.[5]
Wakefield Trinity
On 19 March 2024, it has been confirmed that he has signed for English RFL Championship side Wakefield Trinity, on a two-year deal until the end of the 2025 season.[6]
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- "Wakefield Sign Ky Rodwell". wakefieldtrinity.com. 19 March 2024.
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