Drew Hutchison (rugby league)

Drew Hutchison
Hutchison playing for the Illawarra Cutters in 2015.
Personal information
Born (1995-04-26) 26 April 1995
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position five-eighth, halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015– St. George Illawarra 3 0 0 0 0
As of 5 September 2015
Source: Rugby League Project

Drew Hutchison (born 26 April 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays as a five-eighth and halfback.

Background

Born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Hutchison played his junior rugby league for the Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles, before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

Playing career

Early career

In 2013 and 2014, Hutchison played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons' NYC team.[1] On 3 May 2014, he was a late inclusion for the New South Wales Under-20s team against the Queensland Under-20s team,[2] after Luke Brooks was withdrawn.[3] On 2 September 2014, he was named at halfback in the 2014 NYC Team of the Year[4] and re-signed with the Dragons on a 3-year contract.[5] On 18 October 2014, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis.[6] In 2015, he moved on to the Dragons' New South Wales Cup team, Illawarra Cutters.[7] On 2 May 2015, he again played for the Junior Kangaroos against Junior Kiwis.[8] On 8 July 2015, he captained the New South Wales Under-20s team against the Queensland Under-20s team.[9][10]

2015

In Round 18 of the 2015 NRL season, Hutchison made his NRL debut for the Dragons against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "H". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  2. ↑ "NSW State of Origin Under-20s named". NRL.com. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  3. ↑ "NSW U20s ORIGIN SQUAD ANNOUNCED". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  4. ↑ Steven Russo (2 September 2014). "Holden Cup Team of the Year Announced". Rugbyleagueweek.com.au. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  5. ↑ "Re-Sign Hutchison". Dragons.com.au. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  6. ↑ "Junior Kangaroos side to face NZ". NRL.com. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  7. ↑ "VB NSW CUP TEAMS ROUND 1". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  8. ↑ "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  9. ↑ "PAY'S SAY: NSW Under-20s side". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  10. ↑ "Kelly scores four as Blues win 20s". NRL.com. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  11. ↑ "Late Mail: Round 18 v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks". Dragons.com.au. Retrieved 2015-07-12.

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