Josh Graham
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Josh Graham, is a former rugby union
player with the Western Force
and current Australian Rugby League
player. He plays the position of Centre for the Gold Coast Titans
.
Standing at 190 cm and weighing 104 kg, Graham is considered a powerful ball running lock or centre. Raised in Taree on the mid-orth coast of NSW, Graham played rugby union
for the First XV at The Southport School
and has represented Australia at Schoolboy, Under 21 and Sevens level and had four games with the Queensland Reds
before moving to rugby league and the Melbourne Storm
.
In 2007 Graham returned to rugby league as an inaugural member of the Gold Coast Titans
.
At the end of the 2010 NRL season, he was released from the Titans team.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player with the Western Force
Western Force
Western Force is a rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia playing in the international Super Rugby competition. They first competed in the 2006 season and finished with the wooden spoon in that year, however their performances greatly improved in 2007. In 2008 they finished in 8th...
and current Australian Rugby League
Australian Rugby League
The Australian Rugby League is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in Australia. It is made up of state bodies, including the New South Wales Rugby League and the Queensland Rugby League...
player. He plays the position of Centre for the Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional rugby league football club, based in the Gold Coast, Queensland. The club competes in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership. It is the newest of the sixteen clubs in the league, having commenced its...
.
Standing at 190 cm and weighing 104 kg, Graham is considered a powerful ball running lock or centre. Raised in Taree on the mid-orth coast of NSW, Graham played rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
for the First XV at The Southport School
The Southport School
The Southport School , is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for boys, located in Southport, a suburb on the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia....
and has represented Australia at Schoolboy, Under 21 and Sevens level and had four games with the Queensland Reds
Queensland Reds
The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...
before moving to rugby league and the Melbourne Storm
Melbourne Storm
The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria....
.
In 2007 Graham returned to rugby league as an inaugural member of the Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional rugby league football club, based in the Gold Coast, Queensland. The club competes in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership. It is the newest of the sixteen clubs in the league, having commenced its...
.
At the end of the 2010 NRL season, he was released from the Titans team.
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See also
- List of football converts