Kurt Capewell

Kurt Capewell (born 12 July 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward and centre for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Kurt Capewell
Capewell in 2016
Personal information
Born (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993
Charleville, Queensland, Australia
Height189 cm (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–19 Cronulla Sharks 64 6 0 0 24
2020–21 Penrith Panthers 32 10 0 0 40
2022– Brisbane Broncos 43 11 0 1 45
Total 139 27 0 1 109
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020–22 Queensland 9 2 0 0 8
Source: [1]
As of 1 October 2023

He previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and Penrith Panthers in the NRL with whom he was an NRL premiership winning player of 2021. At state representative level he has played for Queensland in the State of Origin series.

Background

Capewell was born in Charleville, Queensland. He is the younger cousin of former South Sydney Rabbitohs, Gold Coast Titans and Brisbane Broncos player Luke Capewell.[2]

Capewell played his junior rugby league for Charleville and the Norths Ipswich Tigers. After playing some rugby union and being chosen to train with the Ipswich Jets in the Queensland Cup, he was signed by the Brisbane Broncos.[2]

Playing career

Early career

In 2012 and 2013, Capewell played for the Brisbane Broncos' NYC team.[3][4] In 2013, he had a stint with the Sydney Roosters' NYC team,[5] before returning to Queensland to play for the Ipswich Jets.[6] On 27 September 2015, he played for the Jets in their 2015 Queensland Cup Grand Final win over the Townsville Blackhawks.[7] He then went on to play for the Jets in their 2015 NRL State Championship win over New South Wales Cup premiers Newcastle Knights on 4 October that same year.[8] On 29 October 2015, he signed a 1-year contract with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks starting in 2016.[9]

2016

In Round 18 of the 2016 NRL season, Capewell made his NRL debut for Cronulla against the Penrith Panthers.[10][11] In September 2016, he was named on the interchange bench in the 2016 Intrust Super Premiership NSW Team of the Year.[12]

2017

Capewell made his first appearance of the 2017 NRL season in round 2 against the Canberra Raiders, playing at centre in Cronulla's 42–16 victory.

2018

Capewell made 19 appearances for Cronulla in the 2018 NRL season as the club finished 4th on the table. Capewell played in Cronulla's preliminary final defeat against Melbourne at AAMI Park.[13]

2019

Capewell made 25 appearances for Cronulla in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 7th on the table and qualified for the finals. Capewell played from the bench in Cronulla's elimination final defeat against Manly at Brookvale Oval.[14] On 26 November, Capewell signed a two-year deal to join Penrith starting in the 2020 NRL season.[15]

2020

Capewell missed the first two games of the season with a quad injury before returning from injury and debuting for the Penrith Panthers after the Covid shutdown in round 3 against the Newcastle Knights scoring a try in a 14–14 draw. In round 5, Capewell injured his MCL in the first minute of the game against the Parramatta Eels, in a 16–10 loss missing 12 weeks. Capewell returned in the round 17 game against the Brisbane Broncos scoring a try in the 25–12 win. Capewell played off the interchange bench in the 2020 NRL Grand Final in Penrith's 26–20 loss against Melbourne. On 4 November, Capewell made his Origin debut for Queensland debuting in the centres.

2021

In round 3 of the 2021 NRL season against Melbourne in the grand final rematch, he scored the match winning try in a 12–10 victory.[16] On 1 July, Capewell signed a three-year deal with Brisbane. On October 3, Capewell played his last game for Penrith in their 14-12 Grand final victory over South Sydney.[17]

2022

Capewell made his Brisbane debut in Round 1, acting as captain in the absence of Adam Reynolds. He kicked the match-sealing field goal in the 11-4 upset over South Sydney at Suncorp Stadium.[18] Capewell made a total of 19 appearances for Brisbane in the 2022 season scoring five tries. Brisbane would finish the year in 9th place and miss the finals.[19]

2023

Capewell played 24 games for Brisbane in the 2023 NRL season. Capewell played in Brisbane's 26-24 loss against Penrith in the 2023 NRL Grand Final.[20]

Statistics
Year Team Games Tries FGs Pts
2016 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 4
2017 16 4 16
2018 19 1 4
2019 25 1 4
2020 Penrith Panthers 9 4 16
2021 23 6 24
2022 Brisbane Broncos 19 5 1 21
2023* 19 5 20
Totals 134 26 1 105

*denotes season competing

Personal life

In December 2020, Capewell revealed that several years earlier, he had been involved in a pornographic film with another man (Capewell believed the other person to be a woman) where he performed a sexual act. Capewell, who at the time was 20 years old and playing for the Ipswich Jets, was taking part in a photo-shoot for a sports clothing and underwear company before it turned to nude photos then an adult movie. Capewell reflected on the incident saying "The organiser used inducements and extra money for being involved in the adult film. I take full responsibility for what happened".[21][22]

References
  1. "Kurt Capewell - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  2. Ipswich (12 March 2011). "Teen star happy to bide time | Queensland Times". The Courier Mail. Qt.com.au. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  3. "Seage steps up pace for contract | Queensland Times". Qt.com.au. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  4. NRL. "Young Broncos Continue Winning Way". Broncos. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  5. "C". Nyc Database. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  6. "Jets withstand Hunters' storm | Ipswich Jets Football". Football.ipswichjets.com.au. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  7. Luca, Rocco (23 September 2015). "Intrust Super Cup Team Lists: Grand Final". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  8. "Updated 2015 Grand Final team lists". NRL.com. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  9. "SHARKS SIGNING Capewell joins the Sharks". Sharks.com.au. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  10. "Updated team lists: Panthers v Sharks". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  11. NRL. "Late Mail v Penrith Panthers". Sharks. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  12. NSWRL.com.au (26 March 2016). "2016 Intrust Super Cup Team of the Year". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  13. Parkin, Richard (21 September 2018). "Melbourne v Cronulla preliminary final". The Guardian.
  14. "Under-strength Sea Eagles send Sharks packing". NRL. 14 September 2019.
  15. "Penrith just signed the NRL's 'best free agent'. These are the others still without deals for 2020". Fox Sports. 26 November 2019.
  16. "Penrith Panthers beat Melbourne Storm 12-10 in NRL grand final rematch". ABC News. 25 March 2021.
  17. "One of finest NRL grand finals of all time provides cure to difficult season". www.theguardian.com. 3 October 2021.
  18. "Broncos stun Rabbitohs as Capewell, Haas stand tall". www.nrl.com. 11 March 2022.
  19. "NRL 2022: Brisbane Broncos season review". www.sportingnews.com. 31 August 2022.
  20. "NRL grand final 2023: Penrith Panthers defeat Brisbane Broncos – as it happened". www.theguardian.com.
  21. "'I've lived with this for years': Origin star Kurt Capewell opens up about involvement in 2013 X-rated video". www.foxsports.com.au. 9 December 2020.
  22. "Inside the Aussie-run gay porn trap that snared NRL star". NewsComAu. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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