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Josh Graham, (born 1 October 1983 in
Taree, New South Wales Taree is a town on the Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia. Taree and nearby Cundletown were settled in 1831 by William Wynter. Since then Taree has grown to a population of 26,381, and is the centre of a significant agricultural distri ...
, Australia) is a former
rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
&
rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
footballer, having played for a number of clubs in Australia. He last played top-flight rugby for the
Gold Coast Titans The Gold Coast Titans are a professional rugby league football club, based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australia and New Zealand's national rugby league club competition. The ...
as


Playing career

Graham was considered a powerful ball-running lock or centre. Raised in Taree on the mid-North coast of NSW, Graham played
rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
for the First XV at
The Southport School , motto_translation = Let him who deserves the palm of victory bear it. , established = , type = Independent early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding school , denomination = Anglican , headmaster = Andrew Hawkins , ...
and has represented Australia at Schoolboy, Under 21 and Sevens level and had four games with the
Queensland Reds The Queensland Reds is the rugby union team for the Australian state of Queensland that competes in the Southern Hemisphere's Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996, they were a representative team selected from the rugby union club competition ...
before moving to rugby league and the
Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm are a rugby league club based in Melbourne, Victoria in Australia that participates in the National Rugby League. The first fully professional rugby league team based in the state, the Storm entered the competition in 1998. ...
. In 2007 Graham returned to rugby league as an inaugural member of the
Gold Coast Titans The Gold Coast Titans are a professional rugby league football club, based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australia and New Zealand's national rugby league club competition. The ...
. At the end of the 2010 NRL season, he was released from the Titans team and became the solar super salesman.


See also

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List of players who have converted from one football code to another There are many footballers who have converted from one football code to another at a professional or representative level. In some cases, the player may also return to the original code, so the traffic is not merely one way. In some countries, su ...


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External links


Gold Coast Titans profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Graham, Josh 1983 births Living people Australian rugby league players Australian rugby union players Gold Coast Titans players Melbourne Storm players Queensland rugby union team players Rugby league centres Rugby league locks Rugby league players from Taree Rugby union players from Taree Western Force players People educated at the Southport School