Jordan Atkins
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Atkins | |
| Date of birth | 22 January 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia | |
| Nickname(s) | Air Jordan | |
| University(s) | University of Southern Queensland | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Centre/Wing | |
| Current club | Gold Coast Titans | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Stanthorpe Gremlins | ||
| Other clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| 2006–2007 | Burleigh Bears | |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 2008 - | Gold Coast Titans | 3 (20) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Jordan Atkins (born 22 January 1983 in Stanthorpe, Queensland) is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League. His position of choice is on the wing.
Atkins made his first-grade debut against the North Queensland Cowboys in round one of the 2008 season. Atkin's tally of four tries in that match equalled the standing record for most tries in an Australian first grade debut set by Johnno Stuntz for Eastern Suburbs debut 1908 season, which was the first match of the opening game of rugby league in Australia, and later Canterbury Bankstown's Tony Nash in the 1942 season.[1] [2]
In 2004, Atkins travelled to the United Kingdom as a member of the Australian Universities rugby league team. He spent the 2006 and 2007 seasons playing with the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup while studying for his teaching degree at the University of Southern Queensland.[3]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Laine Clark. "Atkins scores four tries on debut", Fox Sports News Australia, 2008-03-14. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
- ^ Pat Mcleod. "Jordan so flash in dream debut", goldcoast.com.au, 2008-03-15. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
- ^ Steve Ricketts. "Ex-Australian Universities star Jordan Atkins doing OK", couriermail.com.au, 2008-02-28. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
[edit] External links
- Elite Athletes at USQ
- Interview with Jordan Atkins after his four-try debut against the Cowboys
- Jordan Atkins at www.rleague.com
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