Wayde Egan

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Wayde Egan
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Personal information
Born (1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 (age 24)
Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight91 kg (14 st 5 lb)
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018–19 Penrith Panthers 29 3 0 0 12
2020– New Zealand Warriors 38 4 0 0 16
Total 67 7 0 0 28
As of 3 June 2021
Source: [1]

Wayde Egan (born 20 March 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL.

He previously played for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League.

Background[]

Egan was born in Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia, and was educated at Lithgow High School.

He played his junior rugby league for the Lithgow Storm, before being signed by the Penrith Panthers.

Playing career[]

Early career[]

From 2016 to 2017, Egan played for the Penrith Panthers' NYC team,[2] co-captaining the side in 2017.[3] In August 2017, he re-signed with the Panthers on a 2-year contract until the end of 2019.[3] In September 2017, he was named at hooker in the NYC Team of the Year.[4]

2018[]

In 2018, Egan graduated to the Panthers' Intrust Super Premiership NSW team.[5] In round 4 of the 2018 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Panthers against the North Queensland Cowboys.[6]

2019[]

Egan made a total of 18 appearances for Penrith in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 10th on the table and missed the finals for the first time since 2015. Following the conclusion of the season, Egan was told by Penrith that he was free to look elsewhere for the 2020 season as his contract would not be renewed.[7][8] On 22 October, Egan signed a contract to join the New Zealand Warriors for the 2020 NRL season.[9]

2020[]

Egan made a total of 18 appearances for the New Zealand Warriors as the club missed out on the finals.[10]

2021[]

On 18 July, Egan was ruled out for the remainder of the 2021 NRL season after suffering a shoulder injury in the club's loss against Penrith although he did make an early comeback.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ "E". 27 December 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Panthers re-sign Wayde Egan - Zero Tackle". 30 August 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  4. ^ "2017 NYC Team of the Year - Zero Tackle". 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  5. ^ "TEAMS: NSWRL Intrust Super Premiership - 2018 Round 1 » League Unlimited". League Unlimited. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  6. ^ "NRL Late Mail: Round 4". 29 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Blame game will not solve Panthers' problems". Western Weekender.
  8. ^ "NRL keeping finals schedule options open but Storm set for Saturday". NRL.
  9. ^ "New Zealand Warriors sign Penrith Panthers hooker Wayde Egan". Sporting News.
  10. ^ "Warriors to make finals in 2021". www.nrl.com.
  11. ^ "Season-ending blows for Harris, Egan pour salt in Warriors wounds". www.nrl.com.

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