Campbell Graham (born 2 June 1999) is an Australian professional

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footballer who plays as a or er for the

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in the

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and

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at international level.

Background

Graham was born in

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, to British-born parents; his father is from

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, Scotland while his mother is from

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, England. He played his junior rugby league for the Coogee Wombats and Maroubra Lions, before being signed by the

. He completed his Higher School Certificate at

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in 2017.

Playing career

Early career

In 2016 and 2017, Graham played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs'

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team. Late in 2016, he played for the

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2017

In February, Graham re-signed with South Sydney on a contract until the end of 2019. In round 22 of the

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, he made his

debut for South Sydney against St. George Illawarra. He wasn't named in the original 21-man squad that NRL teams are required to pick a game day 17-man squad from, but was allowed to play after Souths sought and were granted an exemption by the NRL to include him after a late injury to Robert Jennings. Campbell Graham

Graham was named in

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's squad for the 2017 World Cup at the end of the season, but withdrew in order to get a full off-season of training.

2018

Graham spent the first few weeks of the

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playing for South Sydney's feeder side North Sydney in the

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. In round 9 of the 2018 season, Graham scored his first NRL try in South Sydney's 36-18 win over the

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. Graham made a total of 16 appearances for Souths in 2018 scoring 7 tries as Souths reached the preliminary final against arch rival

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but lost the match 12-4 with Graham playing on the wing.

2019

In round 3 of the

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, Graham scored 2 tries as Souths defeated the Gold Coast 28-20 at

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. In round 19 against St. George, Graham scored a try after the siren had sounded as Souths won the match 20-16 after being down 16-14 with a minute remaining. In round 21 Graham scored a

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in a 26-16 loss to

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. He was selected at number 4 in Freddy's Team of the Week following his try scoring effort. Graham made a total of 27 appearances and scored 14 tries for Souths in the

as the club reached their second consecutive preliminary final in a row. Graham scored a try in the preliminary final against the

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but ultimately it wasn't enough as Canberra won the game 16-10. On 7 October, Graham was selected on the wing for the U23 Australian team. Graham was called into the Australian squad for the

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for the injured Curtis Scott.

2020

In round 15 of the

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, Graham scored two tries in a 56-16 victory over Manly-Warringah at

. The following week, Graham scored two tries in a 38-0 victory over Parramatta at

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. In round 18 against

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, Graham scored two tries in a 26-24 victory at

. Graham played a total of 21 games scoring 13 tries. He played in two of South Sydney's three finals games, missing the preliminary final loss to Penrith through injury.

2021

In round 8 of the

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against Canberra, Graham fractured his hand in South Sydney's victory. He was later ruled out for four weeks. In round 15 of the

, Graham scored two tries for South Sydney in a 46-0 victory over Brisbane. The following week, he scored two tries for Souths in a 38-22 victory over

at an empty

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. In round 25, Graham scored two tries for South Sydney in a 20-16 victory over St. George Illawarra. Graham played a total of 21 games for South Sydney in the

including the club's

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defeat against Penrith.

2022

On 5 July, it was confirmed that Graham would be ruled out for six-eight weeks with a fractured cheekbone. Graham sustained the injury in South Sydney's 30-12 victory over

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. Graham returned to the South Sydney side in round 23 of the

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against Penrith. Graham scored a try in the clubs 26-22 loss. Graham played 20 matches for South Sydney in the

including all three of the clubs finals matches as they reached the preliminary final for a fifth straight season. Souths would lose in the preliminary final to eventual premiers Penrith 32-12. In October he was named in the Australia squad for the

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. In the second group stage match at the

, Graham made his debut for Australia, scoring a

in a 84-0 victory over Scotland. In the final group stage match, Graham scored two tries for Australia in their 66-6 victory over Italy.

References

External links

South Sydney Rabbitohs profileNRL profile
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