Colin Wilkie

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Colin Wilkie
Personal information
Born (1986-09-13) 13 September 1986 (age 38)
Innisfail, Queensland, Australia
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre, Halfback, Hooker, Lock
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2016–17 Italy 430012
Source: [1]
As of 29 October 2017

Colin Wilkie (born 13 September 1986) is former Italy international rugby league footballer who played as a utility for the Northern Pride in the Intrust Super Cup.

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Background

Wilkie was born in Innisfail, Queensland, Australia and is of Italian descent.[ citation needed ]

He played his junior rugby league for the Tully Tigers. [2] He attended Tully State High School and Kirwan State High School before being signed by the Melbourne Storm.

Wilkie has transitioned from player to coach and is currently an assistant coach at  Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the Brisbane A-Grade Rugby League (BRL) under the Queensland Rugby League (QRL).[ citation needed ]

Playing career

Wilkie was contracted to the Storm from 2002 to 2006, primarily playing for their Queensland Cup feeder club, the Norths Devils. In 2002 and 2003, he represented the Queensland under-17 side. In 2005, he was selected to play for the Queensland under-19 and Junior Kangaroos sides. [3] In 2007, he joined the North Queensland Cowboys, spending the season playing for their Queensland Cup feeder club, the North Queensland Young Guns.

In 2015, after stints in the local Townsville and Newcastle competitions, Wilkie signed with the newly formed Queensland Cup side, the Townsville Blackhawks. [4] [5] He left without playing a game for the club, moving to the Northern Pride in 2016, where he played his first Queensland Cup game since 2007. [6]

In 2016, he represented Italy in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifiers, playing three games and scoring three tries. [7] [8] [9] In 2017, he was named in Italy's 2017 Rugby League World Cup squad.

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References

  1. ↑ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Colin Wilkie - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ↑ "Colin Wilkie". qrl.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Inglis withdrawn from Junior Kangaroos, four Storm players in » League Unlimited". League Unlimited.
  4. ↑ "Townsville Blackhawks forward Colin Wilkie to play at hooker for first time since 2007". Townsville Bulletin. 7 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Wilkie feels right at home". Cairns Post. 27 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Colin Wilkie returns to old stomping ground". Townsville Bulletin. 21 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "RLEF." www.rlef.eu.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "RLEF." www.rlef.eu.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "RLEF." www.rlef.eu.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
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