Luke Williamson
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Luke Williamson is a professional rugby league
player who currently plays for the Harlequins RL in the European Super League
competition. He has previously played for the Adelaide Rams
, Canberra Raiders
, Northern Eagles
and Manly Sea Eagles. His current position is at / but he began his career playing in the and at /.
He joined Super League side Harlequins for the 2009 season where he mainly plays in the 2nd Row.
Williamson took on the role of lock following the retirement of Ben Kennedy
at the end of the 2006 season. A goalkicker during the earlier years of his career, in 1997 Williamson was Adelaide's top pointscorer with 70 points and in 2002 he was Northern Eagles' top pointscorer with 98 points. His record for most points in a match is 20 (3 tries, 4 goals) in Round 26, 1999, playing for Canberra against Balmain Tigers
.
He played in the 2007 NRL grand final defeat to the Melbourne Storm
. but missed out on the 2008 NRL grand final Centenary Grand Final against the Melbourne Storm due to injury. Manly won with the record score of 40 - nil.
His father, Henry Williamson, represented Queensland in the 1970s.
Rugby league
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player who currently plays for the Harlequins RL in the European Super League
Super League
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competition. He has previously played for the Adelaide Rams
Adelaide Rams
The Adelaide Rams were an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Adelaide, South Australia. The team was formed in 1995 for the planned rebel Super League competition, which eventually ran parallel to the rival Australian Rugby League competition in 1997...
, Canberra Raiders
Canberra Raiders
The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982...
, Northern Eagles
Northern Eagles
The Northern Eagles were a rugby league team, that competed in the National Rugby League between 2000 and 2002. The club was formed during the rationalisation process of the NRL by the merger of the North Sydney Bears and the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in 2000...
and Manly Sea Eagles. His current position is at / but he began his career playing in the and at /.
He joined Super League side Harlequins for the 2009 season where he mainly plays in the 2nd Row.
Williamson took on the role of lock following the retirement of Ben Kennedy
Ben Kennedy
Ben Kennedy , is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s...
at the end of the 2006 season. A goalkicker during the earlier years of his career, in 1997 Williamson was Adelaide's top pointscorer with 70 points and in 2002 he was Northern Eagles' top pointscorer with 98 points. His record for most points in a match is 20 (3 tries, 4 goals) in Round 26, 1999, playing for Canberra against Balmain Tigers
Balmain Tigers
The Balmain Tigers are a rugby league football club based in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Balmain. They were a founding member of the New South Wales Rugby League and one of the most successful in the history of the premiership, with eleven titles...
.
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....
. but missed out on the 2008 NRL grand final Centenary Grand Final against the Melbourne Storm due to injury. Manly won with the record score of 40 - nil.
His father, Henry Williamson, represented Queensland in the 1970s.