Luke Yates

Luke Yates (born 6 March 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a loose forward and prop for the Huddersfield Giants in the Betfred Super League.

Luke Yates
Personal information
Born (1995-03-06) 6 March 1995
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Height5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)
Weight14 st 11 lb (94 kg)
Playing information
PositionLoose forward, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017–18 Newcastle Knights 25 0 0 0 0
2019 London Broncos 28 2 0 0 8
2020 Salford Red Devils 19 3 0 0 12
2021– Huddersfield Giants 0 0 0 0 0
Total 72 5 0 0 20
As of 24 December 2020
Source: [1][2]

He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL, and the London Broncos and the Salford Red Devils in the Super League.

Background

Yates was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

He played his junior rugby league for the Western Suburbs Rosellas, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.

Playing career

Early career

From 2013 to 2015, Yates played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team.[3] In July 2015, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team.[4] In 2016, he graduated to the Knights' Intrust Super Premiership NSW team.[5] In May 2015, he re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract until the end of 2017.[6]

2017

In round 1 of the 2017 NRL season, Yates made his NRL debut for the Knights against the New Zealand Warriors.[7][8] In September, he re-signed with the Knights on a 1-year contract until the end of 2018.[9] He finished the year with 19 appearances.[10]

2018

Yates only managed to play 6 NRL matches for the Knights in 2018 before parting ways at the end of the season.[11][12]

2019

Ahead of the 2019 season, Yates joined the London Broncos in the Super League on a 1-year contract.[13]

2020

On 17 October 2020, Yates played in the 2020 Challenge Cup Final defeat for Salford against Leeds at Wembley Stadium.[14]

On 24 December 2020 it was announced that Yates would join the Huddersfield Giants from the 2021 season.[15]

References
  1. loverugbyleague
  2. "Luke Yates - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 6 March 1995. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. "Y". Nyc Database. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  4. "PAY'S SAY: NSW Under-20s side". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. New South Wales Rugby League (12 April 2016). "LeagueUnlimited Intrust Super Premiership NSW Teams - 2016 Round 7". League Unlimited. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  6. NRL Digital Media. "Luke Yates re-signs - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  7. "Updated team lists: Warriors v Knights". NRL.com. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  8. NRL Digital Media. "LATE MAIL: Warriors v Knights - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  9. "Luke Yates re-signs with Knights - Zero Tackle". 27 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  10. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  11. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  12. TOOHEY, BARRY (11 October 2018). "Knights close the door on tough-tackling local junior Luke Yates". Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  13. TOOHEY, BARRY (24 November 2018). "COLUMN - Toohey's News - Knights reject Dragons bid for player swap". Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  14. "Leeds beat Salford 17-16 after Luke Gale lands late winning drop-goal". www.bbc.co.uk.
  15. "Huddersfield Giants: Josh Jones and Luke Yates join Super League club". BBC Sport. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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