Zac Hosking
Personal information
Full nameZac Hosking
Born (1997-02-26) 26 February 1997
Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022 Brisbane Broncos 4 0 0 0 0
2023 Penrith Panthers 21 3 0 0 12
2024– Canberra Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
Total 25 3 0 0 12
Source: [1]
As of 10 January 2024

Zac Hosking (born 26 February 1997) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League (NRL). He is the son of former NRL player David Hosking. [2]

He previously played for the Brisbane Broncos and Penrith Panthers in the NRL.

Background

Hosking played his junior rugby league for the Central Charlestown Butcher Boys.[3]

Playing career

2022

Hosking made his first grade debut for Brisbane against St. George Illawarra in round 17 of the 2022 NRL season.[4]

2023

On 18 February, Hosking played in Penrith's 13-12 upset loss to St Helens RFC in the 2023 World Club Challenge.[5] Hosking played 21 games for Penrith in the 2023 NRL season. He played in Penrith's qualifying final victory over the New Zealand Warriors but did not play in the 2023 NRL Grand Final in which Penrith defeated Brisbane.[6]

2024

On 10 January, Hosking was granted an immediate release from Penrith to join the Canberra Raiders on a three year deal.[7]

References

  1. Rugby League Project
  2. Thompson, Rod (11 July 2022). "Zac's rise from Butcher Boy to Bronco". Newcastle Weekly.
  3. Leeson, Josh (12 August 2015). "Young Zac at centre of Butcher Boys' revival". Newcastle Herald.
  4. "Round 17 NRL Team lists". NRL.com. 28 June 2022.
  5. "St Helens: World Club Challenge win 'seismic for British rugby league'". www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. "NRL grand final 2023: Penrith Panthers defeat Brisbane Broncos – as it happened". www.theguardian.com.
  7. "Canberra Raiders land key target Zac Hosking ahead of 2024 NRL season". wwos.nine.com.au.
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