1. Clint Newton was born on 18 June 1981 and is an American born and former international rugby league footballer who played as a second-row and lock.
23 Facts About Clint Newton
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Clint Newton played for the Newcastle Knights, Melbourne Storm and Penrith Panthers in the NRL, Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League, New South Wales Country and the United States at representative level as well as having a stint in rugby union for Avoca Beach Rugby Club on the Central Coast, NSW.
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Clint Newton is the son of Jackie and professional golfer Jack Newton and the brother of professional golfer Kristie Newton.
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The Newtons moved back to Jack's native Newcastle, New South Wales where Clint began playing rugby league with the Valentine-Eleebana junior rugby league club.
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Clint Newton was not involved in Newcastles' Grand Final win that season, with his seventh and final appearance of the season coming in the Round 23 loss to Wests Tigers where he suffered a season ending shoulder injury.
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Clint Newton went on to appear regularly for Newcastle during the 2002 season, making 25 appearances, mainly from the bench, and scoring 4 tries.
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However it wasn't until Round 7 of the 2004 season that Clint Newton held down a regular first team starting role after suffering two severe ankle injuries in 2003.
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Clint Newton received a 12-week suspension for elbowing St George Illawarra Dragons forward Ashton Sims.
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Clint Newton had been sin binned four weeks earlier against the Cowboys for a professional foul.
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The next day, Clint Newton announced he was leaving the Newcastle Knights after just 100 games, due to "personal reasons" and after learning coach, Brian Smith no longer saw him as a "must keep" for the remainder of the 2007 season or beyond.
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On 29 May 2007, Clint Newton signed with the Melbourne Storm.
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Clint Newton started in the second row in the Storm's round 13 clash with the New Zealand Warriors in Auckland and was one of the best players on the field, playing the full 80 minutes.
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Clint Newton had the same birthdays as fellow Storm players Billy Slater and Cameron Smith but was two years older than both players.
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In 2007, the premiership that Clint Newton won with Melbourne was stripped by the NRL for major breaches of the salary cap alongside the 2009 premiership.
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Clint Newton has been a star performer during the 2009 season, including scoring two hat tricks against Crusaders and Warrington Wolves.
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Clint Newton has scored 12 Super League tries and 3 challenge cup tries in the 2009 season, his excellent form earning him a spot in the 2009 Super League Dream Team alongside teammates Ben Galea, Michael Dobson and Shaun Briscoe.
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Clint Newton signed a four-year contract to take him through to the end of 2013 with Hull KR.
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Clint Newton signed a two-year deal with the Penrith Panthers from 2012 having been brought in by Phil Gould to help rebuild the club, mentor younger players and use his experience to lead by example.
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Clint Newton played a total of 46 first-grade games out of a possible 48 during his time at Penrith.
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On 6 September 2013, Clint Newton signed a 1-year contract to return to the Newcastle Knights.
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On 21 July 2015, Clint Newton announced his retirement from rugby league at the end of the year, after spending his two last years back at the Knights mentoring younger players in New South Wales Cup.
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Clint Newton is the chief executive officer of the Rugby League Players Association.
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Clint Newton has appeared alongside Garrett at the Jack Clint Newton Celebrity Classic.