Dean Hawkins (born 10 March 1999) is an Australian professional
rugby league footballer
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who plays as a and for the
South Sydney Rabbitohs in the
NRL
The National Rugby League (NRL) is an Australasian rugby league club competition which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. The NRL formed in 1998 as a joint partnership ...
.
Background
Hawkins played his junior rugby league for the
Matraville Tigers. He was educated at
Champagnat Catholic College, Pagewood.
Playing career
2021
Hawkins made his first grade debut in round 5 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 ...
for South Sydney against the
Brisbane Broncos.
2022
Hawkins made only one first grade appearance for South Sydney 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 ...
which was a 26-0 victory over
Parramatta in round 22 of the competition.
2023
Hawkins made just two first grade appearances for South Sydney in the
2023 NRL season
The 2023 NRL season is the 116th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 26th season run by the National Rugby League.
Teams
For the 2023 season, the number of teams in the NRL has increased from sixteen to seventeen with the ...
, in rounds 15 and 19 of the competition. In the NSW Cup competition, South Sydney finished the regular season in second place and defeated the New Zealand Warriors in first week of the semi-finals, with Hawkins kicking five goals. On 4 September, Hawkins was named as ''The Knock-On Effect NSW Cup Player of the Year'' at the Brad Fittler Medal Awards ceremony.
On 24 September, Hawkins played for South Sydney in their 2023 NSW Cup grand final victory over
North Sydney.
2024
In round 3 of the
2024 NRL season
The 2024 NRL season will be the 117th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 27th season run by the National Rugby League.
Teams
The lineup of teams in the league remained unchanged after the admission of the Dolphins (NRL), Do ...
, Hawkins was called into the South Sydney team as a replacement for the demoted
Lachlan Ilias
Lachlan Ilias (born 9 May 2000) is a international rugby league footballer who plays as a for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Background
Ilias is of Greek and Scottish heritage . He grew up in the Sydney suburb ...
. South Sydney would lose their round 3 match against arch-rivals the
Sydney Roosters 48-6. In round 7, Hawkins sustained a quad injury in the clubs 42-12 loss against Penrith which ruled Hawkins out from playing for two months.
On 8 September, it was announced that Hawkins would be departing the South Sydney club after not being offered a new contract.
References
External links
Rabbitohs profile
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1999 births
Living people
Australian rugby league players
Rugby league halfbacks
Rugby league players from Sydney
South Sydney Rabbitohs players