John Doyle (rugby league)

John Doyle (born 31 July 1977) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played for the North Queensland Cowboys and the Sydney Roosters in the NRL.

John Doyle
Personal information
Born (1977-07-31) 31 July 1977
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997–02 North Queensland 64 9 6 0 48
2006 Sydney Roosters 10 1 0 0 0
Total 74 10 6 0 48
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001–02 Queensland 3 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]

Background

Born in Rockhampton, Queensland. Doyle was educated at North Rockhampton State High School.

John played junior rugby league for Yeppoon Seagulls.

Playing career

After retiring from football to live in Queensland, he signed a 1-year deal at the end of the 2005 season after Ricky Stuart contacted him to play with the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. He signed for another year with the Sydney Roosters, however in late February (2007) during training camp he had decided to retire due to ongoing knee problems.[2]

Played three games for Queensland (scored 1 try for 4 points)

Played 74 first grade games (scored 10 tries and kicked 6 goals for 52 points)

Career highlights

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "rleague.com". Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
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