Luke Garner

Luke Garner (born 6 September 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row or centre for the Wests Tigers in the NRL.

Luke Garner
Personal information
Born (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995
Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– Wests Tigers 35 13 0 0 52
As of 22 September 2019
Source: [1]

Background

Garner was born in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia.

He played his junior rugby league for the Bilambil Jets and attended Palm Beach Currumbin State High School before being signed by the Manly Sea Eagles.

Playing career

Early career

In 2014, Garner played for the Sea Eagles' Holden Cup (Under-20s) team and played in their 2015 Grand Final team.[2] In 2016, he joined the Sydney Roosters playing predominately for their Intrust Super Premiership feeder club, the Wyong Roos.[3] In 2017, he joined the Western Suburbs Magpies Intrust Super Premiership team.

2018

Garner was made captain of the Magpies for 2018.[4] On 24 June, Garner represented the NSW Residents team, scoring a try in the 36-20 victory.[5] Days later he was elevated to a full-time contract with the Wests Tigers.[6][4] He made his NRL debut in their Round 18 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons. He continued on to make 6 appearances, 4 of them victories, before the end of the season.

2019

In the 2019 NRL season, Garner played 14 games and scored 7 tries as the Wests Tigers finished 9th on the table. On 19 November, Garner signed a two-year contract extension to stay with the club until the end of the 2021 season.[7]

2020

In round 10, Garner scored two tries as Wests Tigers defeated Brisbane 48-0 at Leichhardt Oval.[8] He scored another double in round 14 against Canterbury-Bankstown,[9] and finished with 6 tries from 17 games. His 7 line-breaks were the most of any forward at the club.[10]

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "More than just the top 17". 30 September 2015.
  3. "Community Catch Up - May". 15 June 2016.
  4. "Luke Garner caps off incredible rise with debut". 15 July 2018.
  5. Matt Buxton. "NSW Residents Put On A Clinic". NSWRL.com.au.
  6. "Luke Garner joins top squad". 29 June 2018.
  7. "Tigers re-sign young gun Talau". NRL.
  8. "Billy Walters scores first try". www.foxsports.com.
  9. "Wests Tigers edge Canterbury 29-28, Manly's NRL finals hopes take a hit with loss to Newcastle". www.abc.net.au.
  10. "Stats". nrl.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020.
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