Jackson Topine
Jackson Topine pronounced (/toʊpiːneɪ/) (born 22 August 2001) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL and the New Zealand Māori at international level.
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| Full name | Jackson Topine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 August 2001 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
Topine was born in Auckland, New Zealand and is of Maori and English descent growing up in Perth, Australia. He commenced his junior rugby league for the Ellenbrook Rabbitohs in the Perth Rugby League. Topine was then later selected for the West Coast Pirates SG Ball team, while being educated at Ellenbrook Community College.
In 2018, Topine was then moved to the Canterbury Bulldogs and moved to Sydney, Australia and continued to play junior rugby league for St. George Dragons JRLFC. Topine was on scholarship at East Hills Boys High School and was selected in the 2019 Australian Schoolboys.
Career
2021
Topine played for the Māori All Stars in the 2021 All Stars match which ended in a 10–10 draw with the Australian Indigenous All Stars.[2]
Topine made his first grade debut in round 4 of the 2021 NRL season for Canterbury-Bankstown against the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Stadium Australia.[3]
Topine made a total of eight appearances for Canterbury in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished last and claimed the Wooden Spoon.[4]
References
- Rugby League Project
- "'I thought it was golden point': Cody laments late call to level up". NRL.com. 20 February 2021.
- "Round 4 team lists". NRL.com. 30 March 2021.
- "Canterbury Bulldogs set to sign Rabbitohs star Braidon Burns, Storm prop Max King for 2022 NRL season". wwos.nine.com.au.