1. David Klemmer was born on 22 December 1993 and is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League and Australia international level.
39 Facts About David Klemmer
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David Klemmer previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the Newcastle Knights in the NRL.
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David Klemmer was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is of German descent.
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David Klemmer played his junior rugby league for the All Saints Toongabbie Tigers, before being signed by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
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David Klemmer played Australian rules football and played for the Sydney Swans academy.
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At 15 years of age, David Klemmer signed with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
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In 2010 and 2011, David Klemmer played for the Australian Schoolboys.
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In 2011, David Klemmer played for the New South Wales under 18s team.
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David Klemmer played for Canterbury-Bankstown's NYC team in 2011 and 2012, scoring 6 tries in 28 games.
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In 2012, David Klemmer was named on the interchange bench for New South Wales in the inaugural under 20s State of Origin match at Penrith Stadium.
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On 5 March 2013, David Klemmer re-signed with the Canterbury-Bankstown club on a three-year contract.
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David Klemmer finished his debut year with him playing 4 matches for Canterbury-Bankstown.
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On 26 April 2014, David Klemmer was selected to play for City Origin for the City vs Country Origin match at Apex Oval in Dubbo.
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David Klemmer played off the interchange bench in the 26-all draw on 4 May 2014.
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David Klemmer finished the Canterbury club's 2014 season with him playing 23 matches and scoring a try.
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David Klemmer was later hit with a three-week suspension for contrary conduct.
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David Klemmer finished off the 2015 season having played in 21 matches and scoring a try for Canterbury-Bankstown.
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On 22 May 2016, David Klemmer extended his contract with Canterbury-Bankstown until the end of the 2020 season.
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David Klemmer finished the 2016 NRL season with him playing in 22 matches and scoring a try for Canterbury-Bankstown.
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On 3 October 2016, David Klemmer was selected in the 24-man Australian Kangaroos squad for the 2016 Four Nations.
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In February, David Klemmer was selected in Canterbury's 2017 NRL Auckland Nines squad.
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David Klemmer later commented saying that he never wanted to leave Canterbury.
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David Klemmer was named as the winner of the Brad Fittler Medal for being the Blues Best Player of the series.
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David Klemmer was the second player to receive the award by playing all 3 matches of the interchange bench.
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David Klemmer finished the 2017 NRL season with him playing in 21 matches and scoring 1 try for the Bulldogs.
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On 3 October 2017, David Klemmer was selected in the 24-man Australia Kangaroos 2017 Rugby League World Cup squad.
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In game 3, David Klemmer was placed on report for an attempted trip on Queensland player Ben Hunt.
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Late in the year, David Klemmer asked for a release from the final two years of his Canterbury contract.
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David Klemmer was granted the release in November, signing a five-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2019.
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On 7 October 2019, David Klemmer was named in the Australian side for the upcoming Oceania Cup fixtures.
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David Klemmer played 21 games for Newcastle in the 2020 NRL season.
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David Klemmer made 21 appearances for Newcastle in the 2021 NRL season as the club qualified for the finals.
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David Klemmer played in all 24 of the Wests Tigers games for 2023.
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David Klemmer was 9th in the competition for post-contact metres and 20th for run metres, leading the club in both statistics.
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Parramatta's Clinton Gutherson had a penalty conversion after the full-time siren to win the match for Parramatta however he missed the kick with camera footage showing David Klemmer doing a Bras d'honneur at Gutherson after the ball sailed wide of the posts.
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David Klemmer was alleged by some fans online of cheating as he waved his arms and jumped in front of the goalposts as Gutherson moved to kick the ball, a distraction which is against the rules.
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David Klemmer made 20 appearances for the Wests Tigers throughout the season as the club finished with the wooden spoon for a third consecutive season.
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On 13 March, David Klemmer had signed a deal with the St George Illawarra Dragons for the rest of the 2025 season.
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David Klemmer made his club debut for St George Illawarra in round 4 of the 2025 NRL season against Melbourne.