Tom Chester

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Tom Chester
Personal information
Full nameTomas Chester
Born (2001-05-11) 11 May 2001 (age 22)
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre, Fullback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2022– North Qld Cowboys 1140016
Source: [1]
As of 27 April 2024

Tomas Chester (born 11 May 2001) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a centre or fullback for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL).

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Background

Born in Townsville, Queensland, Chester played his junior rugby league for Norths Thuringowa Devils and Townsville Brothers. He attended Ignatius Park College. [2]

Playing career

Early career

In 2020, Chester played for the Townsville Brothers A-Grade side before signing for the North Queensland Cowboys. [3]

In 2021, Chester joined the Cowboys' Young Guns squad and played for the Townsville Blackhawks Hastings Deering Colts side, starting at lock in their Grand Final loss to the Wynnum Manly Seagulls. [4] [5]

2022

In the 2022 pre-season, Chester joined the North Queensland NRL squad and played in their trial win over the South Sydney Rabbitohs, making the move to fullback. [6] [7] He then began the season playing for the Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup. [8]

On 6 April, he re-signed with the North Queensland outfit until the end of the 2024 season. [9]

In round 18 of the 2022 NRL season, he made his first grade debut off the bench against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. [10]

2023

On 2 May, it was announced that Chester would be ruled out for the remainder of the 2023 NRL season with an ACL injury. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Rugby League Project
  2. ↑ "Meet six players set to join the rejuvenated Cowboys 'Young Guns' program". Townsville Bulletin. 18 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Brothers coach Roy Baira says they will "dig deep" for Tom Chester". Townsville Bulletin. 18 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "For six months Townsville junior Tomas Chester has bided his time. Now, he's ready to explode". Townsville Bulletin. 24 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "U21 Hastings Deering Colts TEAMS - 2021 Grand Final". LeagueUnlimited. 5 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Get to know the Cowboys training block players". NQ Cowboys. 20 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Cowboys team list: Trial v Rabbitohs". NQ Cowboys. 15 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Seven Cowboys named in Q-Cup team lists". NQ Cowboys. 23 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Chester to join Cowboys Top 30". NQ Cowboys. 6 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "Updated Cowboys team list: Round 18 v Sharks". NQ Cowboys. 14 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "Casualty Ward: Trbojevic in doubt for Origin; Burns, Stone ruled out". www.nrl.com.
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