Adam Clune Explained

Adam Clune
Birth Date:1995 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Height:172cm (68inches)
Weight:800NaN0
Year1start:2020
Year1end:21
Appearances1:25
Tries1:1
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:4
Year2start:2022
Year2end:23
Appearances2:22
Tries2:3
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:1
Points2:13
Year3start:2024
Year3end:present
Appearances3:21
Tries3:3
Goals3:0
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:12
New:yes
Source:[1]
Updated:26 October 2023

Adam Clune (born 8 June 1995) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for Huddersfield Giants in the Betfred Super League.

He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Background

Clune played his junior rugby league for the Junee Diesels, Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles[2] and Western Suburbs Red Devils.

Playing career

2020

Clune made his debut in round 4 of the 2020 NRL season for St. George Illawarra against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[3]

He played 15 games for the club in his debut season as they finished 13th on the table and missed out on the finals.[4]

2021

Clune scored his first NRL try in round 1 of the 2021 NRL season against local rivals Cronulla-Sutherland.[5]

In August, he signed a two-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2022.[6]

Clune played a total of 10 matches for St. George Illawarra in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished 11th on the table and missed out on the finals.[7]

2022

Clune played a total of 18 matches for Newcastle in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished 14th on the table and missed the finals.[8]

2023

In 2023, after spending most of the year in the NSW Cup, Clune was called into the Knights NRL team for the last three weeks of the season, replacing Jackson Hastings due to injury. Clune played in the Knights' 10–40 loss to New Zealand Warriors in week two of the finals.[9] He parted ways with the club at the end of the 2023 season.[10]

On 26 October, it was reported that he had joined the Huddersfield Giants for 2024 on a three-year contract.[11]

Statistics

!Year !Team!!!!!
2020150000
2021101004
2022 Newcastle Knights182008
202341000
20242130012
Totals6870029

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adam Clune - Career Stats & Summary . 2020-08-20 . Rugby League Project.
  2. Web site: Walter . Brad . 2020-06-22 . Dufty and Clune fulfillling primary school dream with Dragons . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200623162056/https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/06/22/dufty-and-clune-fulfillling-primary-school-dream-with-dragons/ . 2020-06-23 . 2020-08-20 . National Rugby League . en.
  3. Web site: 2020-06-02 . Round 4 NRL team lists . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200603125302/https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/06/02/round-4-nrl-squad-announcements/ . 2020-06-03 . 2020-06-02 . NRL.com.
  4. News: O'Loughlin . Liam . 2020-10-26 . NRL 2020 Season Review: How will your side fare next year? . Sporting News . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201026175328/https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-2020-season-review-rugby-league-dragons-broncos-titans-tigers-knights-sharks-roosters-eels-rabbitohs-raiders-panthers-storm/k79lmelm2xgj1ffsf8xh7phob/ . 2020-10-26.
  5. Web site: Walter . Brad . 2021-03-14 . Wet weather lessons learned as Sharks too slick for Dragons . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210314091442/https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/03/14/rivals-fire-up-but-sharks-too-slick-in-wet-for-dragons/ . 2021-03-14 . 2021-03-16 . National Rugby League.
  6. Web site: 2021-08-30 . Adam Clune inks Knights contract . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210830065434/https://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2021/08/27/adam-clune-inks-knights-contract/ . 2021-08-30 . 2021-08-30 . Newcastle Knights.
  7. Web site: Luckless Cowboy ends 14-game losing streak; Dragons find their new No.6: 3 Big Hits. www.foxsports.com.au. 28 August 2021.
  8. Web site: NRL 2022: Newcastle Knights season review. www.sportingnews.com. 31 August 2022 .
  9. Web site: Custom Match List - RLP. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  10. Web site: Kalyn Ponga claims 2023 Danny Buderus Medal. 5 September 2023. Newcastle Knights.
  11. Web site: BBC Sport. 26 Oct 2023. Adam Clune: Huddersfield Giants sign Australian scrum-half on three-year deal.