Jack Buchanan (rugby league)

Jack Buchanan

Personal information
Born	(1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 32) Culburra Beach, New South Wales, Australia
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2013–16 Wests Tigers 41 1 0 0 4 2016–17 Widnes Vikings 40 3 0 0 12 2018 Toronto Wolfpack 29 2 0 0 8 Total 110 6 0 0 24
Source: [1] [2] [3] As of 9 October 2018

Jack Buchanan (born 10 April 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup.

He previously played for the Wests Tigers in the NRL, the Widnes Vikings in the Super League and the Toronto Wolfpack in the Betfred Championship.

Playing career

Born in Culburra Beach, New South Wales, Australia, Buchanan played his earliest football for the Culburra Dolphins before joining Canterbury's representative teams as a teenager. "I was doing 2½-hour one-way trips to the Bulldogs in Harold Matthews and SG Ball. Five hours all round, about five days a week. That would have been about three years," Buchanan later said. ^[4]

Buchanan was later signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons. He played for the Dragons' NYC team in 2011 and 2012, scoring 3 tries in 46 games. ^[5] In 2012, he was statistically one of the competition's top ten players in hit-ups, metres gained, and tackles made. At the end of the season, he signed a 3-year contract with the Wests Tigers. ^[6]

In Round 1 of the 2013 NRL season Buchanan made his NRL debut for the Tigers against the Newcastle Knights. He was the youngest starting prop in the competition. ^[7] With injuries to props Keith Galloway and Aaron Woods, Buchanan missed only one game throughout the season, averaging 26 tackles per game. He was also one of the club leaders in support runs. ^[8] Coach Mick Potter said of Buchanan's first year, "When Jack came across here, he really was a big kid that was still a bit skinny. Getting some weight on him was key. He probably won’t be fully developed for three more years but he is certainly one to keep your eye on." ^[8]

With the arrival of props Martin Taupau and James Gavet, Buchanan made just 4 appearances from the bench in 2014.

Buchanan played in 12 games in 2015, again all as a reserve. At the end of the season, he re-signed for a further year. ^[9]

On 11 May 2016, Buchanan joined the Widnes Vikings in the Super League effective immediately on a contract to the end of 2017, after being released from his Tigers contract. ^[10]

Representative career

In 2009, Buchanan played for the New South Wales U17's team.

References

1. "loverugbyleague". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
2. "Jack Buchanan – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 August 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
4. Glenn Jackson (15 March 2013). "He's done the miles, now Buchanan's journey has reached the big league". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
5. "rleague.com – Buchanan, Jack". Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
6. "Top young NYC prop signs for three years". weststigers.com.au. 11 September 2012. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
7. Glenn Jackson (26 March 2013). "Young guns prepared to prop up Tigers". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
8. Brock Corfe (22 August 2013). "Young guns – Jack Buchanan". weststigers.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
9. "Wests Tigers sign Ipswich Jets' Billy McConnachie, Rod Griffin; re-sign prop Jack Buchanan for 2016 season". ABC News. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
10. "Widnes secure NRL Prop Forward". Widnesvikings.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

External links

• Toronto Wolfpack profile ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
• Wests Tigers profile