Karl Johnson (birth unknown), is a New Zealand

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 who currently plays for the Gladstone Past Brothers. He plays as a or . He is a New Zealand Māori international.

Playing career

A Waiheke Rams junior, Johnson played for the Northcote Tigers and North Harbour Tigers in the

Bartercard Cup The Bartercard Cup (successor of the Lion Red Cup) was the top level rugby league club competition in New Zealand from 2000 until 2007. For the entire life of the tournament it was sponsored by Bartercard. The cup was administered by the New Zeala ...

between 2002 and 2004 and also represented

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in 2004. Johnson was a

Junior Kiwi The Junior Kiwis side represents New Zealand in the sport of rugby league. They are commonly known as the Junior Kiwis, after the native bird of that name. Since 2010, they are an under-20s side, with players selected from the NRL, Intrust Supe ...

and represented

New Zealand 'A' The New Zealand Residents (also previously known as New Zealand 'A', New Zealand XIII, the Lion Red Cup XIII and currently known as the Bartercard Premiership Selection) are a New Zealand rugby league football representative side that is selected f ...

. In 2006 Johnson played for the North Sydney Bears in the NSWRL Premier League. After being the leading try scorer in the competition he signed a two-year deal with the North Queensland Cowboys in August that year.New Cowboys add to Backline
''rleague.com'', 3 August 2006 Johnson was named the '2006 North Sydney Player of the Year'. He then played Reserve Grade for the Newcastle Knights before joining the

Central Comets Central Queensland Capras are a semi-professional rugby league football club primarily based in Rockhampton, Queensland and representing Central Queensland. They currently play in the Queensland Cup, the premier rugby league competition in Quee ...

in the Queensland Cup in 2008. That year he was named in the Queensland Residents. In 2011 Johnston joined the Past Brothers club in

Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone ( ; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four non-conse ...

.New man in charge
''The Observer'', 13 January 2011

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External links

Central Comets profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Karl Living people Auckland rugby league team players Central Queensland Capras players New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand Māori rugby league players New Zealand Māori rugby league team players North Sydney Bears NSW Cup players North Harbour rugby league team players Northcote Tigers players People from Waiheke Island Junior Kiwis players Rugby league centres Rugby league players from the Auckland Region Rugby league second-rows Year of birth missing (living people)