13 Facts About Luke Ricketson

Luke Ricketson was born on 5 February 1973 and is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s.

Luke Ricketson started playing junior rugby league at the age of seven for Bondi United in 1980.

Luke Ricketson was then graded with Eastern Suburbs as a local junior, debuting in first grade in round 22 of 1991 season.

Luke Ricketson played at lock for the Sydney Roosters in their 2000 NRL Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Broncos.

In 2002, Luke Ricketson broke the record held by Roosters club legend Kevin Hastings for the most club appearances.

Luke Ricketson played for the Roosters at lock forward in their 2002 NRL Grand Final victory against the New Zealand Warriors.

Luke Ricketson retired from rugby league after the 2005 NRL season having played 301 games for the Roosters, the last season as captain.

Luke Ricketson played again for City in 1997 but had to wait until 1999 to make his State of Origin debut for NSW, coming off the bench in all three games.

Luke Ricketson made his international debut when he played four games for Ireland at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.

Luke Ricketson made his debut for Australia in 2003 playing in two tests at lock against New Zealand.

Luke Ricketson scored two tries in the last test at the McAlpine Stadium in Huddersfield.

Luke Ricketson appeared on the fourth series on the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars.

Luke Ricketson is married to journalist Kate Waterhouse who is the daughter of horse trainer Gai Waterhouse.