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Full name | Luke Swain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Penrith, New South Wales, Australia | 24 February 1982||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Lock, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luke Swain, (born 24 February 1982 in Penrith, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played for the Salford City Reds of Super League. He previously played in the NRL for the Penrith Panthers and Gold Coast Titans, as a second-row.
He joined French club AS Carcassonne for the 2010/11 season. [3]
Swain played from the interchange bench in the Panthers' 2003 NRL grand final-winning team in their 18–6 win over the Sydney Roosters. As 2003 NRL premiers, the Panthers travelled to England to face Super League VIII champions, the Bradford Bulls in the 2004 World Club Challenge. Swain played from the interchange bench in the Penrith's 22-4 loss.
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