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Lawrence attended preschool at St Andrews where he was famous for the phrase "It's a classic" before graduating to play junior football with Eaglevale St Andrews. While attending [[St Gregory's College, Campbelltown]], he played for the [[Australia national schoolboys rugby league team|Australian Schoolboys team]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |title=SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League |url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424 |accessdate=2008-10-10 | publisher=''SportingPulse''}}</ref> |
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In Round 21 of the [[National Rugby League season 2006|2006 season]] he made his debut for the [[Wests Tigers]] against the [[Brisbane Broncos]] up at [[Suncorp Stadium]]. He is the youngest player to have debuted for the Tigers, at 17 years and 283 days old. <ref>Middleton, David (Editor); '''''2009 Official Rugby League Annual'''''; published 2010 for the [[National Rugby League]] by News Magazines, 170-180 Bourke Rd, Alexandria NSW, 2015 </ref>He scored a try in that match and played in every match for the remainder of the year, picking up two tries in five matches of his rookie season. The following year Lawrence played in eighteen of the Tigers' twenty-five matches as he went on to score sixteen first grade tries. |
In Round 21 of the [[National Rugby League season 2006|2006 season]] he made his debut for the [[Wests Tigers]] against the [[Brisbane Broncos]] up at [[Suncorp Stadium]]. He is the youngest player to have debuted for the Tigers, at 17 years and 283 days old. <ref>Middleton, David (Editor); '''''2009 Official Rugby League Annual'''''; published 2010 for the [[National Rugby League]] by News Magazines, 170-180 Bourke Rd, Alexandria NSW, 2015 </ref>He scored a try in that match and played in every match for the remainder of the year, picking up two tries in five matches of his rookie season. The following year Lawrence played in eighteen of the Tigers' twenty-five matches as he went on to score sixteen first grade tries. |
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| Full name | Chris Stephen Lawrence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: League Central Rugby League Project As of 26 May 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chris Lawrence (born 19 October 1988 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league player in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition who currently plays for the Wests Tigers. Lawrence primarily plays at centre.
Career
Lawrence attended preschool at St Andrews where he was famous for the phrase "It's a classic" before graduating to play junior football with Eaglevale St Andrews. While attending St Gregory's College, Campbelltown, he played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2006.[1]
In Round 21 of the 2006 season he made his debut for the Wests Tigers against the Brisbane Broncos up at Suncorp Stadium. He is the youngest player to have debuted for the Tigers, at 17 years and 283 days old. [2]He scored a try in that match and played in every match for the remainder of the year, picking up two tries in five matches of his rookie season. The following year Lawrence played in eighteen of the Tigers' twenty-five matches as he went on to score sixteen first grade tries.
Lawrence is currently studying Exercise and Sports Science at Sydney University. [3][4]
In 2007, Lawrence was selected to tour Papua New Guinea as a member of the Prime Minister's XIII.[5] Lawrence backed up his two try performance in 2007 with another double in 2008 for the PM'S XIII.[6]
Lawrence celebrated his 50th NRL match with two tries in the round 3 game against the Sydney Roosters on 27 March, 2009.[7]
He was selected for City in the City vs Country match on 8 May 2009, but was unable to play due to injuring his ankle the week before.[8] In 2009 Lawrence was named in the 40 man New South Wales preliminary squad for State of Origin, but was not selected for any games. The following year he made his debut for City.[9]
References
- ^ "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Middleton, David (Editor); 2009 Official Rugby League Annual; published 2010 for the National Rugby League by News Magazines, 170-180 Bourke Rd, Alexandria NSW, 2015
- ^ "Why Chris Lawrence is different". 2007-07-13. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
- ^ "Lawrence's vision beyond footy". 2007-07-13. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
- ^ "Three new Prime Minister's XIII faces". Fairfax Digital. 2007-09-13. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
- ^ PM'S XIII 53-PNG 30
- ^ Todd Balym (27 March 2009). "Benji Marshall turns on the style as Wests Tigers overwhelm Roosters". Fox Sports News (Australia). Retrieved 27 March 2009.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Balym, Todd (2009-05-03). "Blues halfback duel in two as Mitchell Pearce misses selection". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ Darren Arthur (2 May 2010). "Coote rewarded with City start". nine.msn.com.au. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
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