Zac Hosking (born 26 February 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League.
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| Full name | Zac Hosking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 February 1997 Manly, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | David Hosking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He is the son of former NRL player David Hosking.[2]
He previously played for the Brisbane Broncos and Penrith Panthers in the NRL.
Background
editHosking played his junior rugby league for the Central Charlestown Butcher Boys.[3]
Playing career
edit2022
editHosking made his first grade debut for Brisbane against St. George Illawarra in round 17 of the 2022 NRL season.[4]
2023
editOn 18 February, Hosking played in Penrith's 13–12 upset loss to St Helens RFC in the 2023 World Club Challenge.[5] Hosking played 21 games for Penrith in the 2023 NRL season. He played in Penrith's qualifying final victory over the New Zealand Warriors but did not play in the 2023 NRL Grand Final in which Penrith defeated Brisbane.[6]
2024
editOn 10 January, Hosking was granted an immediate release from Penrith to join the Canberra Raiders on a three-year deal.[7] In round 1 of the 2024 NRL season, Hosking made his club debut for Canberra and scored a try in their 28–12 victory over Newcastle.[8] On 18 April, it was announced that Hosking would be ruled out indefinitely with a shoulder injury.[9]
2025
editOn 17 July, the capital club announced that Hosking had re-signed with the club until the end of 2028.[10] Hosking played 21 matches for Canberra in the 2025 NRL season as the club claimed the Minor Premiership. Hosking played in both finals matches as Canberra went out in straight sets losing to both Brisbane and Cronulla.[11]
Statistics
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
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| 2022 |  Brisbane Broncos |
4 | ||
| 2023 |  Penrith Panthers |
21 | 3 | 12 |
| 2024 |  Canberra Raiders |
8 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 21 | 5 | 20 | |
| 2026 | 8 | |||
| Totals | 62 | 10 | 40 |
References
edit- ↑ Rugby League Project
- ↑ Thompson, Rod (11 July 2022). "Zac's rise from Butcher Boy to Bronco". Newcastle Weekly.
- ↑ Leeson, Josh (12 August 2015). "Young Zac at centre of Butcher Boys' revival". Newcastle Herald.
- ↑ "Round 17 NRL Team lists". NRL.com. 28 June 2022.
- ↑ "St Helens: World Club Challenge win 'seismic for British rugby league'". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "NRL grand final 2023: Penrith Panthers defeat Brisbane Broncos – as it happened". www.theguardian.com.
- ↑ "Canberra Raiders land key target Zac Hosking ahead of 2024 NRL season". wwos.nine.com.au.
- ↑ "Raiders run rampant over Knights in 28-12 NRL win". www.espn.co.uk.
- ↑ "NRL Casualty Ward: Surgery for Rabbitohs duo; Campbell blow". www.nrl.com.
- ↑ "Raiders Re-Sign Zac Hosking". Canberra Raiders. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ↑ "The Mole's season review: 'Immediate job' for Raiders as unfair 'chokers' tag threatens to cloud long summer". www.nine.com.au.
External links
edit- Broncos profile Archived 6 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine