Kurt Dillon
Kurt Dillon (born 8 August 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Lézignan Sangliers in the Elite One Championship.
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| Born | 8 August 1994 Sydney, New South Wales, [Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Background
Dillon was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was educated at Endeavour Sports High School, Caringbah and his junior club was De La Salle Caringbah. Dillon is the son of former 1st grader Geoff Dillon.
Playing career
2017
Dillon won the Newtown Jets player of the year in 2017.
2018
He was named to make his Cronulla-Sutherland debut for their round 6 local derby match against the St George Illawarra Dragons. [2] On 5 September 2018, the South Sydney club announced the signing of Dillon for the 2019 and 2020 seasons.
Dillon played for Cronulla's feeder club side Newtown in the 2018 Intrust Super Premiership NSW grand final against Canterbury-Bankstown at Leichhardt Oval which Newtown lost 18-12.[3]
2019
Dillon made no appearances for the South Sydney first grade team in 2019 but played for the club's reserve grade side in the Canterbury Cup NSW. Dillon played in South Sydney's preliminary final defeat against Wentworthville.[4]
2020
Dillon made his debut for South Sydney in round 15 of the 2020 NRL season against Manly-Warringah in which Souths won the match 56-16 at ANZ Stadium.[5]
On 9 November, Dillon was released by South Sydney.[6]
2021
In 2021, Dillon signed a contract to play for the Parramatta Eels NSW Cup team.[7]
References
- Rugby League Project
- "Michael Ennis thrilled to present Sharks rookie Kurt Dillon for NRL debut". Daily Telegraph. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- "Canterbury Bulldogs beat Newtown Jets to win 2018 Intrust Super Premiership grand final". Fox Sports.
- "FINALS WEEK 3 - SATURDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER 2019". NSWRL.
- "South Sydney beats Manly in 56-16 NRL thrashing, Roosters and Canberra record victories". www.abc.net.au.
- "Green backflips on Bulldogs switch, Souths release seven". www.foxsports.com.au.
- "Kurt Dillon Parramatta Eels". www.parraeels.com.au.
- "Jets Team List - Round 1". www.sharks.com.au.
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