Luke Capewell
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Luke Capewell is an Australian professional rugby league
footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Titans
. His preferred playing positions are in the halves or the three-quarters. He is a former Australian Schoolboys and Queensland under 17's representative.
Luke was born and raised in Charleville
, a small town in Western Queensland and played football there until the age of 17. In under 12's his schoolboys team won the queensland foundation cup against Murgon
at ANZ Stadium in Sydney.
He made his National Rugby League
debut on 1 June 2008 for the South Sydney Rabbitohs
playing against the St. George Illawarra Dragons. He played at full back and scored a try late in the second half.
While attending Redcliffe State High School, Capewell played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2006.
Following a season-ending shoulder injury to regular five-eighth John Sutton
during Souths' campaign to make the 2010 NRL season
's finals, Capewell was named to fill in the role.
In 2011 he will play for the Gold Coast Titans
. After being snapped up by the Broncos, Capewell is a possibility to play five-eighth to fill the position of the retiring skipper Darren Lockyer
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 plays 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...
. His preferred playing positions are in the halves or the three-quarters. He is a former Australian Schoolboys and Queensland under 17's representative.
Luke was born and raised in Charleville
Charleville, Queensland
Charleville is a town in south western Queensland, Australia, 758 kilometres by road west of Brisbane . It is the largest town and administrative centre of the Murweh Shire, which covers an area of 43,905 square kilometres...
, a small town in Western Queensland and played football there until the age of 17. In under 12's his schoolboys team won the queensland foundation cup against Murgon
Murgon, Queensland
Murgon is a town in Queensland, Australia. It is situated on the Bunya Highway 270 kilometres north-west of the state capital, Brisbane.Murgon is in the region of Queensland known as the South Burnett, the southern part of the Burnett River catchment...
at ANZ Stadium in Sydney.
He made his 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...
debut on 1 June 2008 for the South Sydney Rabbitohs
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...
playing against the St. George Illawarra Dragons. He played at full back and scored a try late in the second half.
While attending Redcliffe State High School, Capewell played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2006.
Following a season-ending shoulder injury to regular five-eighth John Sutton
John Sutton
John Sutton is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League competition. He primarily played at lock or centre but is now a five eighth....
during Souths' campaign to make the 2010 NRL season
2010 NRL season
The 2010 NRL season was the 103rd season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the thirteenth run by the National Rugby League. The season commenced on 12 March and ended with the Grand Final, played on 3 October at ANZ Stadium...
's finals, Capewell was named to fill in the role.
In 2011 he will play 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...
. After being snapped up by the Broncos, Capewell is a possibility to play five-eighth to fill the position of the retiring skipper Darren Lockyer