Adam Clune
Personal information
Born (1995-06-08) 8 June 1995
Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight80 kg (12 st 8 lb)
Playing information
PositionScrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020–21 St. George Illawarra 25 1 0 0 4
2022–23 Newcastle Knights 22 3 0 1 13
2024– Huddersfield Giants 0 0 0 0 0
Total 47 4 0 1 17
Source: [1]
As of 26 October 2023

Adam Clune (born 8 June 1995) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a scrum-half for Huddersfield Giants in the Betfred Super League.

He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Background

Clune played his junior rugby league for the Junee Diesels, Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles[2] and Western Suburbs Red Devils.

Playing career

2020

Clune made his debut in round 4 of the 2020 NRL season for St. George Illawarra against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[3]

He played 15 games for the club in his debut season as they finished 13th on the table and missed out on the finals.[4]

2021

Clune scored his first NRL try in round 1 of the 2021 NRL season against local rivals Cronulla-Sutherland.[5]

In August, he signed a two-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2022.[6]

Clune played a total of 10 matches for St. George Illawarra in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished 11th on the table and missed out on the finals.[7]

2022

Clune played a total of 18 matches for Newcastle in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished 14th on the table and missed the finals.[8]

2023

In 2023, after spending most of the year in the NSW Cup, Clune was called into the Knights NRL team for the last three weeks of the season, replacing Jackson Hastings due to injury. Clune played in the Knights' 10-40 loss to New Zealand Warriors in week two of the finals.[9] He parted ways with the club at the end of the 2023 season.[10]

On 26 October, it was reported that he had joined the Huddersfield Giants for 2024 on a 3-year contract.[11]

Statistics

Year Team App T G DG Pts
2020 St. George Illawarra 15 0 0 0 0
2021 10 1 0 0 4
2022 Newcastle Knights 18 2 0 0 8
2023 4 0 0 0 0
2024 Huddersfield Giants 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 3 0 0 12

References

  1. ↑ "Adam Clune - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  2. ↑ Walter, Brad (22 June 2020). "Dufty and Clune fulfillling primary school dream with Dragons". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Round 4 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 2 June 2020. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  4. ↑ O'Loughlin, Liam (26 October 2020). "NRL 2020 Season Review: How will your side fare next year?". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Walter, Brad (14 March 2021). "Wet weather lessons learned as Sharks too slick for Dragons". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Adam Clune inks Knights contract". Newcastle Knights. 30 August 2021. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Luckless Cowboy ends 14-game losing streak; Dragons find their new No.6: 3 Big Hits". www.foxsports.com.au. 28 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "NRL 2022: Newcastle Knights season review". www.sportingnews.com. 31 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Custom Match List - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  10. ↑ "Kalyn Ponga claims 2023 Danny Buderus Medal". Newcastle Knights. 5 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "Adam Clune: Huddersfield Giants sign Australian scrum-half on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 26 October 2023.
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