Jesse Royal
Personal information
Born	22 March 1980 (1980-03-22) (age 29)
	Waikato, New Zealand
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2007–08	Newcastle	29	3	0	0	12
2009–	Warriors	15	1	0	0	4
	Total	44	4	0	0	16
Source: RLP

Jesse Royal born on 22 March 1980 in Waikato, New Zealand is a rugby league player for New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League. Jesse Royal's position of choice is as a prop.

Contents 1 Early Years 2 Australia 3 Warriors 4 References

[edit] Early Years

Royal was a chef in the New Zealand Army and has also played in the Bartercard Cup for the Central Falcons.^[1][2]

[edit] Australia

Royal was signed by the Penrith Panthers and moved to Australia to play for their NSWRL Premier League side in 2004. In 2005 he joined the Newcastle Knights on a two year deal, however he was not able to break out of Premier League. His form was good enough however to earn a new two year deal and he made his first grade debut in 2007. He went on to play 29 games for the Knights.

[edit] Warriors

Royal initially decided to work in the coalmines and play for the Kurri Kurri club from the 2009 season in order to spend more time with his family.^[3] However he later signed a two year deal with the New Zealand Warriors in 2009, as injury cover for Evarn Tuimavave.^[4][5] He made his Warriors debut in Round Two 2009 against the Manly Sea Eagles, scoring a try with his first touch of the ball.^[6]

[edit] References

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