Jake Webster
Australian rugby league footballer
Jake Ngapera Webster (born 29 October 1983) is a former New Zealand international rugby league footballer who last played as a centre for the Keighley Cougars in League 1.
He previously played as a centre and winger for the Melbourne Storm and Gold Coast Titans in the NRL, and as a centre and second-row forward for the Castleford Tigers and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. Webster also played for the Bradford Bulls in the Championship.
Early life
Webster was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He is the son of a New Zealand Māori father, Steven and Greek mother, Madeline, spent the early years of his life in Moonee Ponds before moving to Brisbane, Queensland with his father. When in Brisbane, Webster was educated at Wavell State High School.
He began his rugby league career as an eight-year-old with the Valleys rugby league club and remained with the club through to under-18s. In 2001, Webster was selected in the Queensland under-19s side and was offered a Storm contract soon after.
Playing career
National Rugby League
Webster was the first Melbourne-born player to play with the Melbourne Storm, making his debut for the club in round 2 of the 2003 NRL season. It would be Webster's only appearance in the NRL that year after he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament the following week playing for Norths Devils in the Queensland Cup.
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