24 Facts About Brent Kite

Brent Kite was born on 7 March 1981 and is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.

Brent Kite was born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia.

Brent Kite represented the Australian Schoolboys side their tour of New Zealand in 1998.

Brent Kite spent three years with the Canberra Raiders' lower grades sides following his graduation from Erindale College.

Brent Kite made his NRL debut for the St George Illawarra Dragons against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Sydney Football Stadium on 17 March 2002.

Brent Kite moved from the second-row into the front-row following injuries at St George in early 2004.

Brent Kite was selected to represent New South Wales, playing all three games in the 2004 State of Origin series.

Brent Kite left the Dragons at the end of the 2004 NRL season with both parties citing salary cap constraints as the reason for his move to the Manly Sea Eagles.

Brent Kite moved to Brookvale Oval for the 2005 NRL season, with Manly beating off the likes of Canberra for his signature.

Brent Kite was recalled to the Blues side for the 2006 State of Origin series, where he played the first two games.

Brent Kite was selected to play at international level for Australia, where he played in the 2006 Tri-Nations series off the bench.

Brent Kite was selected to play for the Australian national team at prop forward in the 2007 ANZAC Test victory against New Zealand.

Brent Kite played all three games of the 2007 State of Origin series.

Brent Kite played in the 2007 NRL Grand Final defeat by the Melbourne Storm.

Brent Kite was selected for the Centenary Test against New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Brent Kite was controversially not selected for any game of the 2008 State of Origin series.

Brent Kite played for Manly in the 2008 NRL Grand Final, again against Melbourne.

Brent Kite was named in the Tonga training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.

In May 2009, Brent Kite was named in the 17-man squad to represent New South Wales in the opening State of Origin match on 3 June 2009, in Melbourne.

Brent Kite was selected for Australia in the one-off test match against New Zealand on 8 May 2009.

In 2011, Brent Kite won his second premiership with Manly as they defeated the New Zealand Warriors in the 2011 NRL Grand Final.

In October 2013, Brent Kite captained Tonga, this time in their 2013 Rugby League World Cup campaign.

In 2015, Brent Kite announced it would be his final year as a professional rugby league footballer and retired at the end of the season.

In 2018, Brent Kite coached the Tweed Coast Raiders to win a Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League premiership and the NSW Country Rugby League's Clayton Cup.