Adam Clune (born 8 June 1995) is a professional

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who plays as a for the

Newcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, th ...

in the

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. He has previously played for the

St. George Illawarra Dragons The St. George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 after a joint-ve ...

Background

Clune played his junior rugby league for the

Junee Diesels The Junee Rugby League Football Club, nicknamed the ''Diesels'', is an Australian rugby league football club based in Junee, New South Wales. Formed in 1926, the club competes in the Group 9 Rugby League competition. The club also has an affili ...

Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles The Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles are an Australian rugby league football team based in Albion Park, a country town of the Illawarra region. The club are a part of Country Rugby League and have competed in both the Illawarra and South Coast compe ...

and

Western Suburbs Red Devils The Western Suburbs Red Devils (Wests Illawarra, Wests Wollongong, Wests Red Devils or simply Wests Devils) are an Australian rugby league football team based in Figtree. The club is a member of the Country Rugby League and compete in the Illa ...

Playing career

2020

Clune made his debut in round 4 of the

2020 NRL season The 2020 NRL season was the 113th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 23rd season run by the National Rugby League. Teams The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 14th consecutive year. ; Notes : : : Pre-season ...

for

St. George Illawarra The St. George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 after a joint-ve ...

against the

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the NRL Telstra Premiership, as well as competitions facilita ...

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

2021

Clune scored his first NRL try in round 1 of the

2021 NRL season The 2021 NRL season was the 114th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 24th season run by the National Rugby League. Teams The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 15th consecutive year. Regular season Ladd ...

against local rivals Cronulla-Sutherland. In August, he signed a two-year contract with the

starting in 2022. Clune played a total of 10 matches for

in the

as the club finished 11th on the table and missed out on the finals.

2022

Clune played a total of 18 matches for Newcastle in the

2022 NRL season The 2022 NRL season is the 115th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 25th season run by the National Rugby League. Teams The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 16th consecutive year. This became the second longest s ...

as the club finished 14th on the table and missed the finals.

References

External links

Newcastle Knights profileSt. George Illawarra Dragons profile
1995 births Living people Australian rugby league players St. George Illawarra Dragons players Newcastle Knights players Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league players from Orange, New South Wales {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1990s-stub