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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References
External links
Gold Coast Titans profile
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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