Luke Bateman
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| Born | 23 January 1995 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Luke Bateman (born 23 January 1995) is a retired Australian professional rugby league footballer.
Background[edit]
Bateman was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
Bateman played his junior football for the Souths Logan Magpies and Miles Devils, before being signed by the Canberra Raiders.
Playing career[edit]
Early career[edit]
From 2013 to 2015, Bateman played for the Canberra Raiders' NYC team,[2][3][4] captaining the side in 2014 and 2015.[5] On 20 April 2013, Bateman played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team, playing off the interchange bench in the 36-12 loss at Penrith Stadium.[6] In February 2014, Bateman was selected in the Canberra Raiders 2014 Auckland Nines squad.[7] On 3 May 2014, Bateman again played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team, starting at lock and scoring a try in the 30-8 loss at Penrith Stadium.[8] During the match, Bateman was sledged by halfback Mitchell Moses, calling him a ‘’fucking gay cunt’’ heard by the live TV audience and Moses was later slapped with a 2-match suspension for his derogatory comments.[9] On 26 September 2014, Bateman extended his contract with the Raiders from the end of 2015 to the end of 2016.[10]
2015[edit]
In January 2015, Bateman was selected in the Raiders 2015 Auckland Nines squad.[11] In Round 1 of the 2015 NRL season, Bateman made his NRL debut for the Canberra Raiders against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, playing off the interchange bench in the 24-20 win at Shark Park.[12][13] On 8 July 2015, Bateman played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team for the third year in a row, playing in the starting team and scoring a try in the 32-16 loss at Suncorp Stadium.[14] Bateman finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 6 matches for the Raiders in the 2015 NRL season.
2016[edit]
Bateman was selected in the 2016 Auckland Nines squad with the Raiders. On 12 August 2016, Bateman extended his contract with the Raiders to the end of the 2018 season.[15] Bateman finished the 2016 NRL season playing in 21 matches for the Raiders.
2017[edit]
Bateman was selected in the Raiders 2017 Auckland Nines squad. In Round 21 against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Bateman scored his first career NRL try in the 32-18 win at ANZ Stadium. Bateman finished the 2017 NRL season playing in 22 matches and scoring 1 try for the Raiders.
2018[edit]
On 7 May 2018, Bateman extended his contract with Canberra to the end of the 2019 season.[16] Bateman finished the 2018 NRL season playing in 22 matches.
2019[edit]
Bateman suffered a significant knee injury and made no appearances for Canberra in the 2019 NRL season.[17]
The Bachelor[edit]
On 9 July 2023, Bateman was announced as one of the stars of season 11 of The Bachelor Australia.[18]
References[edit]
- ^ Luke Bateman rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ Jon Tuxworth (24 September 2013). "Dive into league pays off for Bateman". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "NYC In the Sheds - Luke Bateman". Nrl.com. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "NYC Team List: Raiders v Sharks". Raiders. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Bateman back to lead by example". Raiders. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Under 20's Origin squads named". NRL.com. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Squads named for Auckland Nines". 12 February 2014.
- ^ "Queensland name Under-20s Origin team". NRL.com. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ Badel, Peter (6 May 2014). "U20s Maroon shrugs off gay slur". The Courier Mail.
- ^ "Luke Bateman extends his deal with the". Raiders. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "2015 Auckland Nines squad lists". 28 January 2015.
- ^ "NRL Late Mail: Raiders v Sharks". Raiders. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ Walshaw, Nick (5 March 2015). "Barba battles as Sharks lose thriller". Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Queensland Under 20s squad". QRL.com.au. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Luke Bateman Re-Signs with the Raiders". 12 August 2016.
- ^ "New Canberra Raiders deal takes Luke Bateman out of his 'comfort zone'". 7 May 2018.
- ^ "Finals week 1". NSWRL.
- ^ Knox, David (9 July 2023). "New Bachelors cast confirmed". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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