Trent Young
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Trent Young is a professional rugby league
footballer who played professionally for South Sydney Rabbitohs
in the NRL
. Young is a five-eighth by preference, but can also play at hooker. He made his first-grade début in the 2005 NRL season, when he started at stand-off for the Rabbitohs in a 46-14 loss away to New Zealand Warriors
in round four of that year's competition. He went on to play eight times that season, scoring once in a 21-21 draw with the Bulldogs. He continued his run in the side in 2006, playing seven times, but then dropped out of first-grade contention, instead playing for South's VB New South Wales Premier League
side. In 2007 he left Souths for Easts Tigers
in the Queensland Cup
.
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 played professionally for 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...
in the NRL
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...
. Young is a five-eighth by preference, but can also play at hooker. He made his first-grade début in the 2005 NRL season, when he started at stand-off for the Rabbitohs in a 46-14 loss away to New Zealand Warriors
New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...
in round four of that year's competition. He went on to play eight times that season, scoring once in a 21-21 draw with the Bulldogs. He continued his run in the side in 2006, playing seven times, but then dropped out of first-grade contention, instead playing for South's VB New South Wales Premier League
New South Wales Rugby League premiership
The New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the first rugby league football club competition established in Australia. Run by the New South Wales Rugby League from 1908 until 1994, the premiership was the state's and later the country's elite rugby league competition...
side. In 2007 he left Souths for Easts Tigers
Easts Tigers
The Eastern Suburbs Tigers are a rugby league club based at Langlands Park, which is in the suburb of Coorparoo in Brisbane, Australia. They competed in the Brisbane Rugby League from 1934 to 1996. From 1996 they have competed in the Queensland Cup. Their jersey is traditionally an all gold jersey...
in the Queensland Cup
Queensland Cup
The Queensland Cup is the premier rugby league football competition in the State of Queensland, Australia.It is a statewide competition with the majority of teams based in South East Queensland but also including sides based in Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton.The competition began in 1996 as a...
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