Xavier Kerrisk
Australian professional rugby league footballer
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Xavier Kerrisk (born 13 October 2005) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League.
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| Born | 13 October 2005 Mackay, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
Born in Mackay, Queensland, Kerrisk played his junior rugby league for the Walkerston Wanderers and attended St Patrick's College, Mackay before being signed by the North Queensland Cowboys.[2][3]
Playing career
Early career
In 2021, Kerrisk played for the Mackay Cutters in the under-16 Cyril Connell Challenge.[4]
In 2022, Kerrisk moved up to the club's Mal Meninga Cup side and represented Queensland Country under-17 against Queensland City.[5][6] In 2023, he again played Mal Meninga Cup and was a member of the St Patrick's College side that went to the Queensland state schoolboys final, which they lost to Palm Beach Currumbin State High School.[7]
In January 2024, Kerrisk was named in Queensland's under-19 Emerging Origin squad.[8] Later that season, he began playing for the Cutters in the Queensland Cup.[9]
On 24 November 2024, Kerrisk joined the Cowboys' NRL squad on a two-year development contract.[10]
2026
In Round 12 of the 2026 NRL season, Kerrisk made NRL debut for the Cowboys against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[11]