Dane Hogan
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Dane Hogan is a professional rugby league
footballer, who currently plays for North Queensland Cowboys
in the National Rugby League
(NRL). He plays primarily as a lock forward.
Hogan was born in Brisbane and played his junior football on Bribie Island, and represented the Australian Schoolboys at under-15s level and Queensland
as an under-16. He moved to Sydney to sign professionally for the St George Dragons, before returning to Queensland to join the North Queensland Cowboys
in 2008, where he was a member of the Under 20 team
. He was named the youth team's player of the season in 2009 and made his first-grade début for the Cowboys the following season.
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, who currently plays for North Queensland Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys
The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
in 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...
(NRL). He plays primarily as a lock forward.
Hogan was born in Brisbane and played his junior football on Bribie Island, and represented the Australian Schoolboys at under-15s level and Queensland
Queensland rugby league team
The Queensland rugby league team have represented the Australian state of Queensland in rugby league football since the sport's beginnings there in 1908...
as an under-16. He moved to Sydney to sign professionally for the St George Dragons, before returning to Queensland to join the North Queensland Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys
The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
in 2008, where he was a member of the Under 20 team
National Youth Competition
The National Youth Competition is the official development competition for the Australian National Rugby League. It commenced in 2008. The competition consists of teams from the 16 clubs that presently participate in the NRL competition, fielding squads made up of players between the ages of 17...
. He was named the youth team's player of the season in 2009 and made his first-grade début for the Cowboys the following season.