1. Cameron McInnes was born on 1 February 1994 and is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who captains and plays as a lock forward for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League.
26 Facts About Cameron McInnes
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Cameron McInnes previously played as a hooker for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and St George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League.
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Cameron McInnes attended Marist College Pagewood and he topped the school in the 2011 HSC for Biology, Business Studies and English.
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Cameron McInnes played his junior football for the Botany Rams before being signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
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Cameron McInnes played for South Sydney's NYC team from 2012 to 2014 before moving on to the South Sydney New South Wales Cup team, North Sydney three rounds into 2014.
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Cameron McInnes captained the NYC team in 2013 and 2014.
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In October 2013, McInnes re-signed with the Rabbitohs on a 2-year contract.
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In Round 5 of the 2014 NRL season, Cameron McInnes made his NRL debut for South Sydney against the St George Illawarra Dragons.
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In Round 11, Cameron McInnes scored his first ever NRL try, slicing through defenders 10m out to plant the ball the down.
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Cameron McInnes was selected twelve times in 2015, playing off the bench, at Hooker and even at times in the back-row.
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In Round 11, Cameron McInnes scored the winning try against the Parramatta Eels, latching onto a pass from fellow hooker, Issac Luke, before diving over the try-line.
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On 13 May 2015, Cameron McInnes re-signed with South Sydney on a two-year contract.
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The departure of Isaac Luke to the New-Zealand Warriors gave Cameron McInnes the starting role for the South Sydney club.
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In Round 5, Cameron McInnes was credited with a 'stellar' performance, creating all three tries for the South Sydney club.
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In September 2016, Cameron McInnes signed a two-year contract with the St George Illawarra Dragons starting in 2017, after being released from the final year of his South Sydney contract following their signing of New South Wales State of Origin representative hooker Robbie Farah.
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In December 2017, Cameron McInnes signed a four-year deal to remain at St George Illawarra until the end of the 2021 season.
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Cameron McInnes made a total of 23 appearances for St George Illawarra in the 2019 NRL season as the club endured one of their worst seasons finishing in 15th place on the table just above the last placed Gold Coast.
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Cameron McInnes made a total of 18 appearances for the club in the 2020 NRL season as the side finished a disappointing 13th on the table.
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On 2 February, Cameron McInnes signed with Cronulla-Sutherland for four years starting in 2022.
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Cameron McInnes played 25 games for Cronulla throughout the year as the club surprised many by finishing second on the table.
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Cameron McInnes played in both finals matches as Cronulla were eliminated in straight sets.
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Cameron McInnes played a total of 23 games for Cronulla in the 2023 NRL season as Cronulla finished sixth on the table.
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On 26 May, Cameron McInnes was selected by New South Wales ahead of the 2024 State of Origin series following his good form at club level for Cronulla.
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Cameron McInnes played 26 matches for Cronulla in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals.
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Cameron McInnes played in all three of Cronulla's finals matches including their preliminary final loss against Penrith.
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On 16 December, the Sharks announced that Cameron McInnes had re-signed with the club until the end of the 2026 season.