Jake Webster

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Jake Webster
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Personal information
Full nameJake Ngapera Webster [1]
Born (1983-10-29) 29 October 1983 (age 39)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)
Weight14 st 13 lb (95 kg) [2]
Playing information
Position Centre, Wing, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2003–06 Melbourne Storm 492800112
2007 Gold Coast Titans 1840016
2008–12 Hull Kingston Rovers 1054170178
2013–18 Castleford Tigers 1254900196
2014(DR)York City Knights 10000
2019 Bradford Bulls 25110044
2020– Keighley Cougars 15100040
Total33814370586
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2005–07 New Zealand 850020
Source: [3]
As of 30 January 2021

Jake Ngapera Webster (born 29 October 1983) is a New Zealand international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Keighley Cougars in Betfred League 1.

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He previously played as a centre and winger for the Melbourne Storm and Gold Coast Titans in the NRL, and as a centre and second-row forward for the Castleford Tigers (Heritage No. 934) and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. Webster also played for the Bradford Bulls in the Championship. [3]

Early life

Webster was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He is the son of a New Zealand Māori father, Steven and Greek mother, Madeline, [4] spent the early years of his life in Moonee Ponds before moving to Brisbane, Queensland with his father. When in Brisbane, Jake was educated at Wavell State High School. Jake also played football in primary school at Stafford state school in Brisbane's north alongside former Queensland sprinter and beenleigh lions and brothers Junior speedster Craig Stevens.[ citation needed ]

He began his rugby league career as an eight-year-old with the Valleys rugby league club and remained with the club through to under-18s. Jake was first spotted by former Melbourne Storm assistant coach Anthony Griffin in 2000 and was offered a place with Storm feeder side, Norths Devils.[ citation needed ]

Playing career

National Rugby League

In 2001 Webster was selected in the Queensland under-19s side and was offered a Storm contract soon after. He was the first Melbourne-born player to play with the Melbourne Storm. In round 16, 2006, he scored a memorable try that saved the Storm from certain defeat in one of the games of the year. [5]

Webster signed for the Gold Coast Titans in 2006 and is a member of their inaugural season, in 2007. He was selected to play for the New Zealand national team on the wing in the 2007 ANZAC Test loss against Australia. [6]

Webster agreed a deal to join current English Super League side Hull Kingston Rovers on 30 August 2007 for a reported 3 year £100,000 per year contract after being released by the Titans.

Super League

Webster made his Super League début in a 20–12 defeat by Leeds Rhinos in which he scored a brace and Hull Kingston Rovers' only tries. Jake made a good start to the 2010 season filling in for Paul Cooke at stand off and scoring a try in the opening fixture against Salford City Reds. [7]

On 26 June Webster signed for Castleford Tigers on a three-year deal, starting in 2013. [8]

In March 2014, after missing rugby league action for nearly 12 months out with injury, Webster was given game time to play for the York City Knights in the League 1 competition. [9] Later in 2014, Webster helped Castleford reach their first Challenge Cup Final since 1992. He was a key player in the squad that achieved this, and scored a try against Widnes in the Semi-Final. [10] He played in the 2014 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium. [11]

Webster scored 4 tries against Wakefield Trinity in August 2017 to seal Castleford's place at the top of Super League, helping the club achieve their first ever top-flight league title. [12] He also played for the Tigers in the Grand Final in the same season. [13] [14] [15] [16]

Webster's departure from Castleford was announced in August 2018. [17] Throughout his time with the club, Webster was regarded as a fans' favourite, stating "The biggest memory from my time here at Castleford will be the fans in the stands." [17]

Lower leagues

In August 2018, Webster signed for Bradford Bulls on a two-year deal. [18] At the end of the 2019 season and having scored 11 tries in 25 appearances for the Bulls, Webster left the club part way through his contract to join League 1 neighbours Keighley Cougars on a two-year deal. [19]

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