Kobe Rugless
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| Full name | Kobe Rugless | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 June 2001 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker, Lock, Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kobe Rugless is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker or lock for the Ipswich Jets in the Queensland Cup.
He has previously played for Hunslet in the RFL Championship, and spent time away from Hunslet on loan at the Salford Red Devils in the Super League. Rugless has also played for the London Broncos in the Betfred Championship. He played for the North Sydney Bears, Newcastle Knights and the Blacktown Workers in the NSW Cup.
Rugless was born in Hurstville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[3] His father Troy Rugless played as a professional rugby league footballer for the London Crusaders, as well as playing in reserve grade for Eastern Suburbs and the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[4]
He played for the Paddington Colts as a junior. Rugless played for the NSW Koori U16 at representative level.[5] He played for the NSW Combined Independent Schools side.[6]
He graduated through the Sydney Roosters junior system, playing in their Harold Matthews, SG Ball and Jersey Flegg sides. He moved mid-season to the Newcastle Knights system in 2022 and played in their Jersey Flegg side.[7][8]