Zac Hosking

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Zac Hosking
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Personal information
Full nameZac Hosking
Born (1997-02-26) 26 February 1997 (age 27)
Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2022 Brisbane Broncos 40000
2023 Penrith Panthers 2130012
2024– Canberra Raiders 52008
Total3050020
Source: [1]
As of 14 April 2024

Zac Hosking (born 26 February 1997) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League (NRL). He is the son of former NRL player David Hosking. [2]

Contents

He previously played for the Brisbane Broncos and Penrith Panthers in the NRL.

Background

Hosking played his junior rugby league for the Central Charlestown Butcher Boys. [3]

Playing career

2022

Hosking made his first grade debut for Brisbane against St. George Illawarra in round 17 of the 2022 NRL season. [4]

2023

On 18 February, Hosking played in Penrith's 13-12 upset loss to St Helens RFC in the 2023 World Club Challenge. [5] Hosking played 21 games for Penrith in the 2023 NRL season. He played in Penrith's qualifying final victory over the New Zealand Warriors but did not play in the 2023 NRL Grand Final in which Penrith defeated Brisbane. [6]

2024

On 10 January, Hosking was granted an immediate release from Penrith to join the Canberra Raiders on a three year deal. [7] In round 1 of the 2024 NRL season, Hosking made his club debut for Canberra and scored a try in their 28-12 victory over Newcastle. [8] On 18 April, it was announced that Hosking would be ruled out indefinitely with a shoulder injury. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Rugby League Project
  2. ↑ Thompson, Rod (11 July 2022). "Zac's rise from Butcher Boy to Bronco". Newcastle Weekly.
  3. ↑ Leeson, Josh (12 August 2015). "Young Zac at centre of Butcher Boys' revival". Newcastle Herald.
  4. ↑ "Round 17 NRL Team lists". NRL.com. 28 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "St Helens: World Club Challenge win 'seismic for British rugby league'". www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "NRL grand final 2023: Penrith Panthers defeat Brisbane Broncos – as it happened". www.theguardian.com.
  7. ↑ "Canberra Raiders land key target Zac Hosking ahead of 2024 NRL season". wwos.nine.com.au.
  8. ↑ "Raiders run rampant over Knights in 28-12 NRL win". www.espn.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "NRL Casualty Ward: Surgery for Rabbitohs duo; Campbell blow". www.nrl.com.
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