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Full name | Joshua Curran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 10 June 1999||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row, Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 17 August 2024 |
Joshua Curran (born 10 June 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays second-row and lock forward for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League (NRL).
He previously played for the Sydney Roosters and New Zealand Warriors in the NRL.
Curran was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, he is of Indigenous Australian (Darug) and Irish descent. [2] [3] He was educated at Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown.
Curran played his junior rugby league for Merrylands Rams and Hills District Bulls.
Curran then played for the Parramatta Harold Matthews and SG Ball teams. [4]
Curran joined the Sydney Roosters in 2017 and made 28 appearances in their under-20s team in 2017 and 2018, and also played nine times for the Roosters then feeder club Wyong Roos in the Intrust Super Premiership in 2018. [5]
In 2019 he played nine times for the Sydney Roosters feeder club, North Sydney, in the Canterbury Cup. [5] [6] On 25 June 2019, it was announced that he had signed with the New Zealand Warriors until the end of the 2021 NRL season. In Round 20 of the 2019 NRL season, Curran made his NRL club debut for the Sydney Roosters against the Canberra Raiders.
In round 7 of the 2022 NRL season, Curran was taken from the field during the New Zealand's record 70-10 loss against Melbourne at AAMI Park. The following day, scans revealed that Curran had suffered an MCL injury and would be ruled out indefinitely from playing, [7] however two months later, he returned off the bench in the New Zealand Warriors 16-38 Round 14 loss to Cronulla-Sutherland. [8] Curran made a total of 18 appearances for the New Zealand club as they finished 15th on the table. [9] On 5 October, Curran was placed under investigation by the NRL after a 16-year old boy was assaulted at a late-night venue in Port Macquarie. The boy had his front teeth knocked out over the incident and the perpetrator was believed to be Curran. The New Zealand Warriors club released a statement which read “Warriors CEO Cameron George has confirmed knowledge of an alleged incident involving forward Josh Curran at a licensed premises over the weekend in Port Macquarie, The club wishes to advise that the incident has been reported to the NRL Integrity Unit and will now await any further information from the NRL investigation". [10]
On 21 October, Curran was charged by NSW Police over the incident with a statement reading “Following inquiries, investigators arrested a 23-year-old man after attending Manly Police Station on Wednesday, He was charged with reckless grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and larceny. The man was granted conditional bail to appear at Port Macquarie Local Court on Wednesday 7 December". [11]
Curran played 23 games for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals. Curran played in all three finals games as the club reached the preliminary final stage before being knocked out by Brisbane. [12] Curran was released from the final year of his Warriors contract to join the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs on a two-year deal. [13]
In round 1 of the 2024 NRL season, Curran made his club debut for Canterbury in their 26-8 loss against arch-rivals Parramatta. [14]
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