Chris Adams (rugby league)
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Chris Adams is a rugby league
footballer. He currently plays for the Central Coast Centurions
in the NSW Cup. He plays at hooker. Adams is available to play first-grade for the Newcastle Knights
of the National Rugby League
. In 2009, Adams played for the Cessnock Goannas in the Newcastle Rugby League
, he was spotted by, at the time, Knights coach Brian Smith
and then pursued by current Knights coach Rick Stone
. He was named in the 2011 Newcastle Knights
fulltime train-on squad.
, Adams played his junior football for Bellingen and then moved to the Wyong Roos in 2005, 2007 and 2008. He later played for the North Sydney Bears
Jersey Flegg side in 2006 and the Cessnock Goannas in 2009. He trains with the Newcastle Knights
but has yet to make an appearance in the Telstra Premiership.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer. He currently plays for the Central Coast Centurions
Central Coast Centurions
The Central Coast Centurions are an Australian rugby league football club based in the Central Coast region in New South Wales. They compete in the New South Wales Cup and act as a feeder club to the NRL club Newcastle Knights...
in the NSW Cup. He plays at hooker. Adams is available to play first-grade for the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
of the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
. In 2009, Adams played for the Cessnock Goannas in the Newcastle Rugby League
Newcastle Rugby League
The Newcastle Rugby League is a rugby league competition in Newcastle, Australia. It is one of the oldest rugby league competitions in Australia, founded in 1910...
, he was spotted by, at the time, Knights coach Brian Smith
Brian Smith (rugby league)
Brian Smith is an Australian coach and former player of rugby league football. He is the current head coach at the Sydney Roosters of the NRL. Smith played for St. George and South Sydney Rabbitohs , appearing in a total of 31 first grade games...
and then pursued by current Knights coach Rick Stone
Rick Stone
Rick Stone is a professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach to Wayne Bennett at the Newcastle Knights of the National Rugby League....
. He was named in the 2011 Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
fulltime train-on squad.
Playing career
Born in Bellingen, New South WalesBellingen, New South Wales
Bellingen is a small town on Waterfall Way on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately halfway between the major Australian cities of Sydney and Brisbane...
, Adams played his junior football for Bellingen and then moved to the Wyong Roos in 2005, 2007 and 2008. He later played for the North Sydney Bears
North Sydney Bears
The North Sydney Bears are an Australian rugby league football club based in North Sydney, New South Wales. They currently compete in the New South Wales Cup, having exited the National Rugby League following the 1999 NRL season after 92 years of top-grade competition. The Bears are based on...
Jersey Flegg side in 2006 and the Cessnock Goannas in 2009. He trains with the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
but has yet to make an appearance in the Telstra Premiership.