Joshua Toole

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Josh Toole
Joshua Toole 2013 RLWC.jpg
Personal information
Full nameJoshua Toole
Born (1989-09-11) 11 September 1989 (age 35)
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position Centre, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2017 Mount Pritchard Mounties
2018 Sheffield Eagles 2480032
2019– Forbes Magpies
Total2480032
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2012–14 Ireland 61004
Source: [1] [2]
As of 1 February 2019

Joshua Toole is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Forbes Magpies in the Group 11 Premiership. [3]

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Background

Toole was born in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.

Playing career

He has also previously played for the Illawarra Cutters, a feeder team for St. George Illawarra Dragons, and the Mount Pritchard Mounties. Toole was part of the Ireland squad at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup., [4] [5] as well as in the 2012 and 2014 European Cup competitions. He played in Ireland's first match against France, and won himself the Man of the Match award.

In 2018, the centre moved to England to sign for Sheffield, and join up with his former coach at Ireland Mark Aston.

Toole holds an Irish passport despite being born in Australia.

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References

  1. loverugbyleague
  2. Rugby League Project
  3. "Magpies swoop on ex-international as Group 11 premiership defence kicks off". Forbes Advocate. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  4. "Rugby League World Cup 2013: Ireland name 24-man squad". BBC Sport. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  5. "Brett White included in Irish squad for Rugby League World Cup". 3 October 2013.