Adam Cuthbertson

Adam Cuthbertson

Personal information
Full name	Adam William Cuthbertson [1]
Born	(1985-02-24) 24 February 1985 (age 39) Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	16 st 10 lb (106 kg)
Playing information
Position	Prop, Loose forward, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2006–09 Manly Sea Eagles 54 8 0 0 32 2010 Cronulla Sharks 12 0 0 0 0 2011 St. George Illawarra 19 2 0 0 8 2012–14 Newcastle Knights 53 2 0 0 8 2015–20 Leeds Rhinos 157 36 0 0 144 2021 York City Knights 15 0 0 0 0 2022 Featherstone Rovers 13 1 0 0 4 2023 Mackay Cutters 0 0 0 0 0 Total 323 49 0 0 196 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2011–13 City NSW 2 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 2019–20 Leeds Rhinos Women 2025 Mackay Cutters Total 0 0 0 0
Source: [2] [3] As of 30 August 2024

Adam Cuthbertson (born 24 February 1985) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a loose forward , prop and second-row forward for the Mackay Cutters in the Queensland Cup.

He was appointed head-coach of Mackay Cutters for 2025. ^[4]

He has previously most recently played in England for the Featherstone Rovers and York City Knights. ^[5]

Cuthbertson played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Newcastle Knights in the NRL, and the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League

Background

Cuthbertson was born in Manly, New South Wales, Australia.

Playing career

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

Cuthbertson playing for the Sea Eagles

Born in Manly, New South Wales, Cuthbertson played his junior football for the Avalon Bulldogs and the Newport Breakers Rugby Union team before being signed by the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. He played for the Sea Eagles Premier League reserve-grade team in 2006. ^[6]

In round 3 of the 2006 NRL season, Cuthbertson made his NRL debut for the Manly club against rivals the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. In 2007, Cuthbertson was rewarded with a Man of the Match award for his performance against the Wests Tigers in round 16. ^[7] Channel Nine commentator Phil Gould compared Cuthbertson's image to that of Manly legend Graham Eadie.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2007, Cuthbertson re-signed with the Manly side on a three-year contract. ^[8] In 2007, Cuthbertson credited finding Christianity a year earlier as the catalyst for his rise from obscurity. ^[9]

Cuthbertson played on the bench in Manly club's 2007 NRL Grand Final defeat by the Melbourne Storm. ^[10]

In round 12 of the 2008 NRL season, Cuthbertson was sent off in a match against the Canberra Raiders for a high shot on Troy Thompson. ^{[11] [12]} Cuthbertson made 21 appearances for Manly in 2008 but did not feature in the finals series or Manly's 40-0 grand final victory over Melbourne. ^[13]

Cuthbertson played on the bench in Manly's 2009 World Club Challenge win over the Leeds Rhinos, with the club winning 28-20. In 2009, Cuthbertson was selected for the NSW City Origin team to play the NSW Country Origin side in the annual City vs Country Origin match. ^[14] However, he did not play in the match after withdrawing due to an injury. ^[15]

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

Cuthbertson playing for the Leeds Rhinos in 2016

On 18 June 2009, Cuthbertson signed a two-year contract with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks starting in 2010.

Cuthbertson only played 12 games for the Cronulla side before being released from his contract. ^[16]

St. George Illawarra Dragons

At the end of 2010, Cuthbertson was named in the Penrith Panthers 2011 pre-season squad but ended up signing a one-year contract with the St. George Illawarra Dragons starting in 2011 to try and revive his career under supercoach Wayne Bennett. ^[17]

In 2011, Cuthbertson was again selected for City Origin, this time playing. Cuthbertson went on to play 19 games in 2011, scoring two tries for St. George Illawarra.

Newcastle Knights

On 26 October 2011, Cuthbertson signed a three-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2012. ^[18] Cuthbertson had a slow start to 2012 but finished the year having played 22 games in his first season for the Newcastle side.

Leeds Rhinos

On 26 May 2014, Cuthbertson signed a four-year contract with the Leeds Rhinos starting in 2015. ^[19] He made an impact in his first season at Leeds, helping the team to win the Challenge Cup in a 50-0 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers at Wembley Stadium. ^{[20] [21] [22]}

Cuthbertson won the League Leaders' Shield after a last second victory over Huddersfield Giants. He set a new Super League record for offloads with 125. ^[23]

Cuthbertson played in the 2015 Super League Grand Final victory over the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford. ^[24]

Cuthbertson played in the 2017 Super League Grand Final victory over the Castleford Tigers at Old Trafford. ^{[25] [26] [27]}

On 17 October 2020, Cuthbertson played in the 2020 Challenge Cup Final victory for Leeds over Salford at Wembley Stadium. ^[28]

York City Knights

On 27 September 2020 it was announced that Cuthbertson would join the York City Knights for the 2021 season. ^[29]

Honours

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

• World Club Challenge (1): 2009

Leeds Rhinos

• Super League (2): 2015, 2017
• League Leaders' Shield (1): 2015
• Challenge Cup (2): 2015, 2020

References

1. Companies House
2. "Adam Cuthbertson - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 24 February 1985. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
3. "Adam Cuthbertson - Player Stats". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
4. "Leeds Rhinos legend appointed as head coach of Australian club Mackay Cutters for 2025". Love Rugby League. 30 August 2024.
5. "Super League winner Adam Cuthbertson to coach York City Knights Ladies' rivals Leeds Rhinos Women". York Evening Press . 4 December 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
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8. "Manly announce two new signings and four re-signings". RLeague.com. 30 July 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2007.
9. "Cuthbertson's divine inspiration". LeagueHQ. 22 July 2007. Archived from the original on 8 September 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2007.
10. "Factfile on 2007 grand final". The Daily Telegraph. 29 September 2008. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
11. "NRL Judiciary Charges". NRL.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
12. "Hodges out of Origin series – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 29 September 2023.. Abc.net.au (3 June 2008). Retrieved on 2011-05-03.
13. "Manly and Melbourne teams for 2008 grand final". Archived from the original on 3 June 2017.
14. Balym, Todd (3 May 2009). "Blues halfback duel in two as Mitchell Pearce misses selection". Fox Sports . Retrieved 3 May 2009.
15. "Mark O'Meley called in to replace Adam Cuthbertson in City Origin side". Fox Sports . 4 May 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
16. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project".
17. "Daily Telegraph".^{[ dead link ]}
18. Robert Dillon (26 October 2011). "Knights sign Adam Cuthbertson | Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
19. "Cuthbertson signs with Leeds - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
20. "Leeds emphatically shut out Hull KR to lift Challenge Cup". The Guardian. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
21. "Scoreboard". Rugby Leaguer & League Express . No. 2982. 31 August 2015. p. 31.
22. "Challenge Cup final: Hull KR 0-50 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
23. "Cuthbertson wins Player of the Year". NRL.com. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
24. "Leeds pip Wigan to seal treble after brilliant, breathless Grand Final". The Guardian. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
25. "Castleford 6-24 Leeds: Grand Final 2017 – as it happened". The Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
26. "Grand Final 2017: Castleford 6-24 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
27. "Danny McGuire guides Leeds to Grand Final success over Castleford". The Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
28. "Leeds beat Salford 17-16 after Luke Gale lands late winning drop-goal". BBC Sport.
29. "Leeds Rhinos treble-winner Adam Cuthbertson signs for York City Knights". Yorkshire Evening Post. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.

External links

• Leeds Rhinos profile
• Newcastle Knights profile
• SL profile