Ethan Cook
Encyclopedia
Ethan Cook is a rugby league
footballer for the Newcastle Knights
of the National Rugby League
. He plays at lock and five-eighth in the Under-20s Toyota Cup competition. He is currently the captain of the Newcastle Knights
Under-20s Toyota Cup team. He was named in the 2011 Newcastle Knights
fulltime train-on squad.
, Cook played his junior football with the Central Charlestown Butcher Boys. He later played for the Newcastle Knights
Toyota Cup side in 2009 and 2010 and has yet to make an appearance in the Telstra Premiership. After the 2010 NYC season, Cook was named at lock in 2010 NYC Team of the Year after an outstanding season. In 2011 Cook will be training with the first grade squad.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer for the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
of the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
. He plays at lock and five-eighth in the Under-20s Toyota Cup competition. He is currently the captain of the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
Under-20s Toyota Cup team. He was named in the 2011 Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
fulltime train-on squad.
Playing career
Born in Newcastle, New South WalesNewcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
, Cook played his junior football with the Central Charlestown Butcher Boys. He later played for the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
Toyota Cup side in 2009 and 2010 and has yet to make an appearance in the Telstra Premiership. After the 2010 NYC season, Cook was named at lock in 2010 NYC Team of the Year after an outstanding season. In 2011 Cook will be training with the first grade squad.