1. Luke Keary was born on 3 February 1992 and is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth or halfback for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League and Ireland at international level.
37 Facts About Luke Keary
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Luke Keary won the Clive Churchill Medal in 2018 and the 2018 NRL Grand Final and 2019 NRL Grand Final with the Sydney Roosters.
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Luke Keary was born in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, and is of Irish descent and was raised in the suburb of Raceview and attended St Mary's Primary School in Ipswich.
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In Sydney, Luke Keary played junior rugby league for the Kellyville Bushrangers and later Hills District Bulls and attended Oakhill College in Castle Hill.
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In 2010, Luke Keary represented the Australian Schoolboys rugby union team.
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In 2011, Luke Keary returned to Queensland, moving to the Gold Coast where he attended Griffith University and played a season with the Burleigh Bears, playing for their FOGS Colts and Queensland Cup teams.
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Luke Keary played for the Rabbitohs' NYC team in 2012, captaining the team and playing 24 games, in which he scored 20 tries.
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In January 2013, Luke Keary was a member of the Queensland Junior Emerging Origin squad.
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On 22 August 2013, Luke Keary extended his contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs to the end of the 2015 season.
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Luke Keary finished his debut year with two tries in 10 matches.
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In February, Luke Keary was selected for the Rabbitohs inaugural 2014 Auckland Nines squad.
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Luke Keary was preparing his breakout year but it was ruined early due to a torn pectoral muscle injury in the Nines.
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Luke Keary finished the season with 3 tries from 12 matches.
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Luke Keary finished off the 2015 season having played in 24 matches and scoring 4 tries for South Sydney.
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When Luke Keary defended them, Crowe told him that he was not worth the money of his contract, sending Luke Keary into a rage, first at Crowe and then at senior Souths player Sam Burgess for not sticking up for the younger players.
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Luke Keary was ordered by Crowe to leave the property, which he did, catching a taxi at about 3:00am.
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At the start of the year, Luke Keary, who was off contract at season's end, was linked to sign with the Sydney Roosters, the St George Illawarra Dragons who offered him a contract worth $1.2 million over three-years, or even a shift to Rugby Union for 2017.
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On 21 June, Luke Keary announced that he signed a 2-year contract with the Roosters starting in 2017.
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Luke Keary finished his last season with the South Sydney club playing in 17 matches and scoring three tries in the 2016 NRL season.
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At season's end, Luke Keary contemplated playing in the World Cup.
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In 2018, Luke Keary suffered a broken jaw at pre season training and missed over a month of training and trial games.
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Luke Keary capped a stellar season by earning selection in the Australian Kangaroos team as starting five-eighth for Test matches against New Zealand and Tonga.
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Luke Keary started the 2019 NRL season in good form as the club won 7 of their first 9 games.
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In Round 11 against Newcastle, Luke Keary was taken from the field with concussion and was ruled out for 6 weeks.
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Luke Keary made 22 appearances for the Sydney Roosters in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished sixth on the table.
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Luke Keary played in the Sydney Roosters elimination final loss to arch-rivals South Sydney.
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Luke Keary played 26 matches for the Sydney Roosters in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 7th on the table and qualified for the finals.
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Luke Keary played in both of the clubs finals games as they were eliminated in the second week against Melbourne.
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On 29 April, it was announced that Luke Keary was expected to announce his decision to retire from the NRL at the end of the 2024 season, later in the afternoon Luke Keary announced his official retirement from the game after 12 seasons in the top grade.
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On 17 June, Luke Keary announced he had changed his mind about retirement signing a deal to join the Catalans Dragons in the Super League starting in 2025.
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Luke Keary played a total of 26 games for the Sydney Roosters in the 2024 NRL season as they finished third and qualified for the finals.
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Luke Keary played in the clubs preliminary final loss against Melbourne.
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In round 1 of the 2025 Super League season, Luke Keary made his club debut for Catalans in their upset loss against Hull FC.
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Luke Keary's State of Origin eligibility was a point of discussion within the media due to his being born and raised, for the first 10 years of his life, in Ipswich, Queensland.
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Luke Keary spent the following eight years in Sydney, before returning to Queensland for another two years.
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In 2014, Luke Keary wrote to then NRL CEO Dave Smith requesting that he be considered a Queenslander for future representative opportunities.
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Luke Keary made his international debut for Australia in 2018 against New Zealand.