Liam Horne
PNG international rugby league footballer
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Liam Horne (born 3 February 1998) is a Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker or loose forward for the Leigh Leopards in the Super League.
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| Born | 3 February 1998[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 0 lb (89 kg)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He has previously played for Castleford Tigers in the Super League, and for the Norths Devils and Central Queensland Capras in the Queensland Cup.
Early life
Horne was born in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.[5]
Playing career
Castleford Tigers
On 24 July 2023, the Castleford Tigers announced the signing of Horne on a one-and-a-half-year deal, with an option for a further year.[6][7][8] He made his Super League debut for the Tigers on 4 August against Huddersfield.[9] His performance against Wakefield Trinity in his second game for Castleford saw him voted Fans' Man of the Match and named in the Super League Team of the Week.[10][11][12]
Horne was assigned squad number 14 ahead of the 2024 season.[13] He was voted Fans' Man of the Match in the round 1 defeat against the Wigan Warriors,[14] and scored his first Castleford try in round 2 against the Salford Red Devils.[15] In May, Horne signed a two-year contract extension with the Tigers.[16] In round 18, he scored two tries and was voted Man of the Match in a win against Catalans.[17][18] At Castleford's end-of-season awards, Horne was named Players' Player of the Year.[19]
Leigh Leopards
On 24 October 2025, Horne signed for Leigh Leopards in the Super League having been released from Castleford.[20]
Representative
Horne made his international debut for Papua New Guinea in their 24–14 victory over Fiji in the 2022 Pacific Test.[21]
On 12 October 2025 he played for the PNG Prime Minister's XIII in the 28-10 defeat to Australia’s Prime Minister's XIII in Port Moresby[22]
Club statistics
| Club | Season | Tier | App | T | G | DG | Pts |
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 Norths Devils |
2019 | Queensland Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Queensland Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Queensland Cup | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2022 | Queensland Cup | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 2023 | Queensland Cup | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
| Total | 48 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 | ||
 CQ Capras |
2021 | Queensland Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Castleford Tigers |
2023 | Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Super League | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 2025 | Super League | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 51 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||
 Leigh Leopards |
2026 | Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 102 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 92 | ||
