Joe Eichner
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| Full name | Joseph Michael Eichner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 9, 1991 Geneva, Florida, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph Michael Eichner (born October 9, 1991) is an American rugby league player who played professionally for the Toronto Wolfpack during their inaugural season in League 1. Primarily playing as a second-row, Eichner is a United States international representative and was a member of their 2017 World Cup squad and 2019 9’s Rugby League World Cup squad. He currently plays for New York Freedom in the North American Rugby League where he was the first ever player signed by the newly formed club.
A Geneva, Florida native, Eichner played baseball and attended Oviedo High School in his youth. He discovered rugby league in 2010 while attending the University of North Florida, and joined the Jacksonville Axemen of the USA Rugby League after graduating with his bachelor's degree in building science.[1][4]