Aaron Booth (rugby league)
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Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 1 October 1995|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 6 September 2021 Source: [1] |
Aaron Booth (born 1 October 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL.
He previously played for the Melbourne Storm.
Background[]
Born in Sydney, Booth was raised in Brunswick Heads and played his junior rugby league for the Mullumbimby Giants.[2]
He attended Palm Beach Currumbin State High School before being signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
Playing career[]
In 2011, Booth played for Gold Coast Green in the Cyril Connell Cup.[3] In 2012, he played for Gold Coast Green in the Mal Meninga Cup and later for Gold Coast White in 2013.[4][5]
In 2014, Booth joined the Rabbitohs' Under-20 side, playing for 40 games for them over two seasons.[6][7] In 2016, he played for the North Sydney Bears, the Rabbitohs' New South Wales Cup feeder club.[8]
In 2017, Booth joined the Mackay Cutters in the Queensland Cup.[9] He missed the entire 2018 season after tearing his ACL in pre-season training.[10]
In 2019, Booth signed with the Easts Tigers, a feeder club for the Melbourne Storm.[11] In November 2019, he joined Melbourne's NRL squad for pre-season training, earning a contract with the club.[12][13]
Melbourne Storm[]
In Round 20 of the 2020 NRL season, Booth made his NRL debut for the Melbourne Storm against the St. George, becoming the 208th player to represent the Melbourne club in the NRL.[14]
Booth played a further five games for Melbourne in 2021, after starting the season with Easts Tigers.
References[]
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Storm recruit arrives then rushes home before Queensland border shuts". Sydney Morning Herald. 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Cyril Connell Cup 2011". 18th Man.
- ^ "Mal Meninga Cup 2012". 18th Man.
- ^ "Mal Meninga Cup 2013". 18th Man.
- ^ "B". 18th Man.
- ^ "Late Mail: Rd 10, 2015". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 16 May 2016.
- ^ "TEAMS - Intrust Super Premiership NSW Rd 13". NSWRL. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Cutters gear up for State of Origin". Queensland Times. 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Leadership crisis for Cutters". The Chronicle. 13 March 2018.
- ^ "Gains and Losses for 2019: Easts Tigers". QRL. 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Pre-season insight with Hoffy". Melbourne Storm. 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Melbourne the perfect fit for Booth". Melbourne Storm. 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Three to debut". Melbourne Storm. 26 September 2020.
External links[]
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby league players
- Eastern Suburbs Tigers players
- Mackay Cutters players
- Melbourne Storm players
- North Sydney Bears NSW Cup players
- Rugby league hookers
- Rugby league players from Sydney