Kyle Laybutt

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Kyle Laybutt
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Personal information
Born (1995-09-26) 26 September 1995 (age 28)
Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
Playing information
Position Five-eighth, Halfback, Loose forward, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2017–18 Nth Qld Cowboys 20000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2017 Queensland Residents 10000
2018–22 PNG Prime Minister's XIII 31106
2019– Papua New Guinea 1125018
2019 Papua New Guinea 9s 31209
Source: [1]
As of 7 January 2024

Kyle Laybutt (born 26 September 1995) is a Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer who plays as a lock , centre , five-eighth , halfback and hooker for the Townsville Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup.

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He previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.

In 2024 Kyle made his debut for the Indigenous All Stars

Background

Laybutt was born in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, and is of Indigenous and Papua New Guinean descent. [2]

He played junior rugby league for the Western Suburbs Panthers and attended Bundaberg State High School. [3]

Playing career

Early career

In 2011, Laybutt was a member of the Central United Cyril Connell Cup team. [4] In 2012, he was a part of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs SG Ball Cup summer squad but did not play a game for the club. [4] He returned to Queensland in 2013 and played for Central United's Mal Meninga Cup team. [5] That year he played for the Queensland under-18 Maroons in their win over the New South Wales Country Under-18s team. [6]

In 2015, Laybutt joined the North Queensland Cowboys Holden Cup (Under-20s) team mid-season, playing 16 games and scoring 10 tries. Despite playing just half the season, he earned an NRL-contract with the club, signing a two-year deal. [7] He joined North Queensland's NRL squad in 2016 and spent the season playing for their feeder club, the Townsville Blackhawks, in the Queensland Cup.

2017

On 11 February, Laybutt kicked the game-winning field goal in an 11-10 pre-season trial win over the Sydney Roosters. [8] After starting the season once again with the Blackhawks, Laybutt represented the Queensland Residents, scoring a try in their 36-6 win over the New South Wales Residents team. [9]

In Round 15 of the 2017 NRL season, Laybutt made his NRL debut against the Melbourne Storm at AAMI Park. [10] On 6 September, he re-signed with the North Queensland club until the end of the 2018 NRL season. [11]

2018

Laybutt spent the 2018 season playing for North Queensland's feeder club, the Mackay Cutters. On 13 September 2018, he was announced by North Queensland as one of nine players leaving the club at the end of the 2018 season. [12]

On 6 October, Laybutt came off the bench for the PNG Prime Minister's XIII and scored a try in their loss to the Prime Minister's XIII. [13]

2021

In 2021, Laybutt underwent pre-season training with North Queensland before returning to the Blackhawks. He later re-joined North Queensland's squad on a training contract until the end of the season and was named as a reserve in their Round 14 game against Manly. [14]

Statistics

NRL

SeasonTeamMatchesTGGK %F/GPts
2017 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland 200–00
Career totals200—00

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References

  1. ↑ "Kyle Laybutt - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 26 September 1995. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  2. ↑ ""The whole country will be behind him": Johnston's PNG welcome". 23 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  3. ↑ vhabermann (22 March 2012). "Bundy's in touch". The Courier Mail. News Mail. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  4. 1 2 "2013 Bulldogs Junior Representative Summer Squads - Canterbury Bankstown Junior Rugby League - SportsTG". Websites.sportstg.com. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "League's Future On Display In Kingaroy". southburnett.com.au. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Bundaberg Players Feature in Qld Victories - Bundaberg Rugby League Ltd. - SportsTG". Websites.sportstg.com. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Cowboys sign youth and experience". Townsville Bulletin. 23 September 2015.
  8. ↑ Tuxworth, Jon (11 February 2017). "All eyes on Ponga in select display". The Courier Mail.
  9. ↑ Arnold, Rikki-Lee (7 May 2017). "Queensland Residents thump NSW 36-6". The Courier Mail.
  10. ↑ NRL Digital Media. "Laybutt readying for NRL start". Cowboys. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  11. ↑ Cowboys, N. Q. "KYLE LAYBUTT: Back on board for another season in Cowboys colours. We done mate! #ridemcowboyspic.twitter.com/83yGIls9b3" . Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Cowboys to farewell departing players". 13 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "After pitch invasion, PM's XIII prevail". 6 October 2018.
  14. ↑ "Cowboys team list: Round 14 v Manly". NQ Cowboys. 8 June 2021.
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