Jack Buchanan (rugby league)
Culburra Beach, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 9 October 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jack Buchanan (born 10 April 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup.
He previously played for the
Betfred Championship
.
Playing career
Born in
Culburra Beach, New South Wales, Australia, Buchanan played his earliest football for the Culburra Dolphins before joining Canterbury's representative teams as a teenager. "I was doing 2½-hour one-way trips to the Bulldogs in Harold Matthews and SG Ball. Five hours all round, about five days a week. That would have been about three years," Buchanan later said.[4]
Buchanan was later signed by the
NYC team in 2011 and 2012, scoring 3 tries in 46 games.[5] In 2012, he was statistically one of the competition's top ten players in hit-ups, metres gained, and tackles made. At the end of the season, he signed a 3-year contract with the Wests Tigers.[6]
In Round 1 of the
Mick Potter said of Buchanan's first year, "When Jack came across here, he really was a big kid that was still a bit skinny. Getting some weight on him was key. He probably won’t be fully developed for three more years but he is certainly one to keep your eye on."[8]
With the arrival of props Martin Taupau and James Gavet, Buchanan made just 4 appearances from the bench in 2014.
Buchanan played in 12 games in 2015, again all as a reserve. At the end of the season, he re-signed for a further year.[9]
On 11 May 2016, Buchanan joined the Widnes Vikings in the Super League effective immediately on a contract to the end of 2017, after being released from his Tigers contract.[10]
Representative career
In 2009, Buchanan played for the New South Wales U17's team.
References
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ "Jack Buchanan – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/player-profile?playerid=112718&teamid=3400 [dead link]
- ^ Glenn Jackson (15 March 2013). "He's done the miles, now Buchanan's journey has reached the big league". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ^ "rleague.com – Buchanan, Jack". Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ "Top young NYC prop signs for three years". weststigers.com.au. 11 September 2012. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ Glenn Jackson (26 March 2013). "Young guns prepared to prop up Tigers". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ^ a b Brock Corfe (22 August 2013). "Young guns – Jack Buchanan". weststigers.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ "Wests Tigers sign Ipswich Jets' Billy McConnachie, Rod Griffin; re-sign prop Jack Buchanan for 2016 season". ABC News. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ "Widnes secure NRL Prop Forward". Widnesvikings.co.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2016.