Wayde Egan (born 20 March 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL).
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| Full name | Wayde Egan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 March 1997 Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background edit
Egan was born in Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia, and was educated at Lithgow High School.
He played his junior rugby league for the Lithgow Storm, before being signed by the Penrith Panthers.
Playing career edit
Early career edit
From 2016 to 2017, Egan played for the Penrith Panthers' NYC team,[2] co-captaining the side in 2017.[3] In August 2017, he re-signed with the Panthers on a 2-year contract until the end of 2019.[3] In September 2017, he was named at hooker in the NYC Team of the Year.[4]
2018 edit
In 2018, Egan graduated to the Panthers' Intrust Super Premiership NSW team.[5] In round 4 of the 2018 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Panthers against the North Queensland Cowboys.[6]
2019 edit
Egan made a total of 18 appearances for Penrith in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 10th on the table and missed the finals for the first time since 2015. Following the conclusion of the season, Egan was told by Penrith that he was free to look elsewhere for the 2020 season as his contract would not be renewed.[7][8] On 22 October, Egan signed a contract to join the New Zealand Warriors for the 2020 NRL season.[9]
2020 edit
Egan made a total of 18 appearances for the New Zealand Warriors as the club missed out on the finals.[10]
2021 edit
On 18 July, Egan was ruled out for the remainder of the 2021 NRL season after suffering a shoulder injury in the club's loss against Penrith although he did make an early comeback.[11]
2022 edit
Egan made a total of 20 appearances for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2022 NRL season as they finished 15th on the table.[12]
2023 edit
On 10 July, Egan re-signed with the club until the end of the 2025 NRL season.[13] Egan played 22 games for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals. Egan played in all three finals games as the club reached the preliminary final stage before being knocked out by Brisbane.[14]
Statistics edit
| Year | Club | Games | Tries | Pts |
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| 2018 |  Penrith Panthers
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11 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 18 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2020 |  New Zealand Warriors
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18 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021 | 20 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 20 | 4 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 22 | 6 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |||
| Totals | 115 | 18 | 72 |
*denotes season competing
References edit
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "E". 27 December 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Panthers re-sign Wayde Egan - Zero Tackle". 30 August 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "2017 NYC Team of the Year - Zero Tackle". 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "TEAMS: NSWRL Intrust Super Premiership - 2018 Round 1 » League Unlimited". League Unlimited. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "NRL Late Mail: Round 4". 29 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Blame game will not solve Panthers' problems". Western Weekender.
- ^ "NRL keeping finals schedule options open but Storm set for Saturday". NRL.
- ^ "New Zealand Warriors sign Penrith Panthers hooker Wayde Egan". Sporting News.
- ^ "Warriors to make finals in 2021". www.nrl.com.
- ^ "Season-ending blows for Harris, Egan pour salt in Warriors wounds". www.nrl.com.
- ^ "Warriors farewell 15 players after return to New Zealand". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ https://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2023/07/10/wayde-egan-ali-leiataua-re-signed-until-2025/
- ^ "NRL 2023: New Zealand Warriors season review". www.sportingnews.com.
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