Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Kyle Pickering | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 2001 (age 22–23) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Second-row, Centre, Five-eighth, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 28 October 2023 |
Kyle Pickering (born 2001) is an Italy international rugby league footballer who played as a Half, Centre, second row for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks is currently playing for the Newtown Jets in the NSW Cup position second row.
Pickering was born in Sydney, Australia but is of Italian descent. [2]
Pickering came through the youth system at the Cronulla Sharks, playing in the S.G. Ball Cup side in 2020, and the Jersey Flegg Cup side in 2020 and 2021. [3] [4]
In 2022, Pickering was named in the Italy squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. [5]
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