Kyle Schneider

Kyle Schneider (born 7 February 2000) is a Scotland international rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Mackay Cutters in the Queensland Cup.

Kyle Schneider
Personal information
Full nameKyle John William Schneider
Born (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000
Kanwal, New South Wales, Australia
Height6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)
Weight14 st 7 lb (92 kg)
Playing information
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022– Scotland 3 0 1 0 2
Source: [1]
As of 30 October 2022

Background

Schneider was born in Kanwal, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Scottish descent.[2]

Schneider played his junior rugby league with Parramatta and captained the SG Ball and Harold Matthews sides as they won both competitions. Schneider also captained the New South Wales Under 16's side in 2016.[3] In 2017, Schneider was selected to represent the New South Wales Under 18's side.[4] On 12 October 2020, Schneider was released by Parramatta.[5]

Playing career

Club career

Schneider played in 18 games, and scored 4 goals for the Mackay Cutters in the 2022 Queensland Cup. In December 2022, it was announced that Schneider had signed a train and trial contract with North Queensland ahead of the 2023 NRL season.[6]

International career

In 2022 Schneider was named in the Scotland squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[7] Schneider played all three games for Scotland at the 2021 Rugby League World Cup as they finished winless losing all three matches.[8]

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. Zero Tackle profile
  3. "Schneider Progresses Beyond His Years". www.nswrl.com.au.
  4. "Six Eels named in NSW U18s Origin side". www.parraeels.com.au.
  5. "Parramatta Eels farewell 11 players in mass exodus following disappointing finals exit". www.sportingnews.com.
  6. "From schoolboy sensations to journeymen eyeing last chance: Every NRL train-and-trial player". www.foxsports.com.au.
  7. Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
  8. "Rugby League World Cup: Fiji 30-14 Scotland - Bravehearts out in group phase". www.bbc.co.uk.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.