 Foster in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jake Colwynn Foster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Jake Donald Foster (1988-10-05) 5 October 1988 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jake Colwynn Foster (born Jake Donald Foster; 5 October 1988) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Eastern Suburbs Tigers in the Queensland Cup, as a second-row.2
Playing career
A Guildford Owls junior, Foster debuted in the NRL in 2010 for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and played ten matches for the club before joining the Canberra Raiders for the 2013 NRL season.3
Foster made his representative debut for the Indigenous All Stars side in the 2013 All Stars match on 9 February.4
On 21 September 2014, Foster was named captain and at second-row in the 2014 NSW Cup Team of the Year.5
On 6 November 2014, Foster signed with Queensland Cup team Eastern Suburbs Tigers full time for the 2015 season. Foster played a total of 96 games for Easts between 2015 and 2019.678
Personal life
Foster is a John Farnham fan. From the age of 8, he attended most concerts, continuing until Farnham's final performance at the benefit concert Fire Fight Australia in 2020.
References
References
- "Jake Foster – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
- Profile at Bulldogs
- "Jake Foster Player Profile at Canberra Raiders". Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- "Jake Foster Player Profile at Canberra Raiders". Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- "2014 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year – NSWRL". Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- "Romelo heads new Easts signings | NRL | Zero Tackle". Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- "Player Profile". qrl.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- "Foster leads Tigers pack". www.qrl.com.au.