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| Full name | Joshua Ralph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 July 1997 Southport, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 12 st 8 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joshua Ralph (born 21 July 1997) [3] is a Wales international rugby league footballer who last played as a scrum-half for the Toulouse Olympique in the Championship.
He was born on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. [4]
Ralph played for junior clubs Runaway Bay Seagulls and Nerang Roosters. [5]
He represented the Queensland under-15s before playing two seasons for the Gold Coast Titans in the Holden Cup. [6] He then represented the Queensland under-18s before signing with the Newcastle Knights for the 2017 Holden Cup (Under-20s). [7]
Near the end of the 2017 season he rejoined the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the Queensland Cup. [5] [8]
He was named in the Welsh squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, qualifying through his Welsh grandmother. [5]
Ralph was also named in the Wales squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. [9]
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