Ryan King
Personal information
Full nameRyan King
Born (1997-06-28) 28 June 1997 (age 26)
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021–22 Whitehaven RLFC 36 17 0 0 68
2023 Halifax Panthers 2 0 0 0 0
2023– Whitehaven RLFC 0 0 0 0 0
Total 38 17 0 0 68
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– Italy 5 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]
As of 20 March 2023

Ryan King (born 28 June 1997) is a Italy international rugby league footballer who last played as a second-row for Whitehaven RLFC in the Betfred Championship.

Background

King was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Italian descent.[2]

He played junior rugby league for Wests Illawarra Devils.[3]

Playing career

Club career

King joined the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in 2017 and played for their NRL Under-20s team.[3]

Ryan King played in 26 games, and scored 14 tries for Whitehaven in the 2022 RFL Championship.

International career

In 2022 King was named in the Italy squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[4]

References

  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ Zero Tackle profile
  3. ^ a b "Young Guns - Ryan King". sharks.com.au. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. ^ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021