Liam Horne (born 3 February 1998) is a Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the

Castleford Tigers The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England, that compete in the Super League, the top-level professional rugby league club competition in the Northern Hemisphere. The club have competed i ...

in the

Super League The Super League (officially known as the Betfred Super League due to sponsorship from Betfred and legally known as Super League Europe), is the top-level of the British rugby league system. At present the league consists of twelve teams, of wh ...

. He has previously played for the Norths Devils and the Central Queensland Capras in the Queensland Cup.

Early life

Horne was born in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

Playing career

Horne made his international debut for Papua New Guinea in their 24–14 victory over

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in the 2022 Pacific Test. On 24 July 2023, the

announced the signing of Horne on a one-and-a-half-year deal, with an option for a further year. He made his

debut for the Tigers on 4 August against Huddersfield. His performance against Wakefield Trinity in his second game for Castleford saw him voted Fans' Man of the Match and named in the Super League Team of the Week. Horne was assigned squad number 14 ahead of the 2024 season. He was voted Fans' Man of the Match in the round 1 defeat against the Wigan Warriors, and scored his first Castleford try in round 2 against the Salford Red Devils. In May, Horne signed a two-year contract extension with the Tigers. In round 18, he scored two tries and was voted Man of the Match in a win against Catalans.

References

External links

Norths Devils profile
1997 births Living people Castleford Tigers players Norths Devils players Papua New Guinea national rugby league team players Papua New Guinean rugby league players Rugby league forwards Rugby league players from the National Capital District (Papua New Guinea) {{PapuaNewGuinea-rugbyleague-bio-stub