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Full name | Cooper Jenkins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | 11 July 2001||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 25 June 2025 |
Cooper Jenkins (born 11 July 2001) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League.
He came through the Newcastle Knights development programme, he was originally a centre due his speed, winning a national title for 200m. As he matured he moved into the forwards, he featured for Newcastle Knights Reserves in the New South Wales Cup. In 2019 he featured for the Australian under-18 side against New Zealand under-18. [2]
After spending some time training with National Rugby League side Dolphins, he moved to Norths Devils in the Queensland Cup, where they won the competition, beating the Redcliffe Dolphins 34-20. [3] Before going on to beat the Newton Jets to win the NRL State Championship. [4] [5]
In 2025 he moved to England, joining Super League side Leeds Rhinos, his first appearance came in the third round of the 2025 Challange Cup, starting in a 0-92 win over amateur side Wests Warriors. [6] [7] [8]
Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
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2021 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 |
2022 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
2023 | ![]() | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
2024 | ![]() | 19 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 28 |
2025 | ![]() | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Career totals | 54 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 40 |