Jackson Topine pronounced () (born 22 August 2001) is a New Zealand professional

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who plays as a forward for the

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in the NRL (National Rugby League) and the New Zealand Māori at international level.

Background

Topine was born in Wellington, New Zealand and is of Maori-Cook Island and English descent. He grew up in

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. He commenced his junior rugby league for the Ellenbrook Rabbitohs in the Perth Rugby League. Topine was then later selected for the

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SG Ball team, while being educated at Ellenbrook Community College. In 2018, Topine was then moved to the Canterbury Bulldogs and moved to Sydney, Australia and continued to play junior rugby league for St. George Dragons JRLFC. Topine was on scholarship at East Hills Boys High School and was selected in the 2019 Australian Schoolboys.

Career

2021

Topine played for the Māori All Stars in the 2021 All Stars match which ended in a 10–10 draw with the Australian Indigenous All Stars. Topine made his first grade debut in round 4 of the

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for Canterbury-Bankstown against the

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. Topine made a total of eight appearances for Canterbury in the

as the club finished last and claimed the

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2022

Topine played three games for Canterbury in the

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. On 25 September, Topine played for Canterbury's NSW Cup team in their grand final loss to Penrith at the

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References

External links

Bulldogs Training Squad profiles
{{DEFAULTSORT:Topine, Jackson 2001 births Living people Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand Māori rugby league players Rugby league players from Auckland Rugby league second-rows