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| Born | (1988-12-12)12 December 1988 (age 36) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth, Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Isaac John (born 12 December 1988) is a former professionalrugby league footballer who previously played for theMount Pritchard Mounties in theIntrust Super Premiership. ACook Islands andNew Zealand international representative, he played as afive-eighth andhalfback and previously played for theNew Zealand Warriors andPenrith Panthers in the National Rugby League, and theWakefield Trinity Wildcats in theSuper League.
John was born inTokoroa, New Zealand. He is ofCook Island descent.
John was Educated atForest View High School inTokoroa. He first played league for local club the Pacific Sharks and theTurangawaewae team in theNgāruawāhiaMāori rugby league competition. He then played for theWaicoa Bay Stallions in theBartercard Cup before being signed by theNew Zealand Warriors. In 2004 John played for theNew Zealand under-16 side and in 2006 John played for theJunior Kiwis. John signed with theNew Zealand Warriors in 2007 as an eighteen-year-old. In 2007 he appeared in theNSWRL Premier League for theAuckland Lions as well as playing for the Stallions in the Bartercard Cup. In 2008 he played for the Junior Warriors in the inauguralToyota Cup andOtahuhu Leopards in theAuckland Rugby League competition. John finished his Toyota Cup career with twenty five appearances, scoring eleven tries, one goal and four field goals.[2]
John currently is thecreative director andco-owner of the clothing brand YKTR[3] (You Know The Rules) which was founded in 2016[4] with formerBrisbane Broncos playerJames Segeyaro andSt George Illawarra Dragons playerCorey Norman, and the trio went on to form another business named YKTR Sports[5] in 2019. He also started thepodcastThe Ice Project in 2019.[6]
In 2009 John joined the seniorNew Zealand Warriors squad full-time and played for theAuckland Vulcans in theNSW Cup andHowick Hornets in theAuckland Rugby League competition. In mid-2009 the Warriors announced they had re-signed John until the end of the 2011 season with an option for 2012.[7] In Round 19 of2009 NRL season, John made his first grade début for theNew Zealand Warriors against theSydney Roosters atSFS at five-eighth in the Warriors 30–24 win.[8] John played in three matches for theWarriors in his début year in theNRL in the2009 NRL season.
In Round 13 against theSt. George Illawarra Dragons atMt Smart Stadium, John scored his firstNRL career try in the Warriors 22–20 loss.[9] John played in five matches, scored one try and kicked 1 field goal for theWarriors in the2010 NRL season.
John played in one match for theNew Zealand Warriors in the2011 NRL season in Round 2 against theWests Tigers in a 20–12 loss atLeichhardt Oval.[10] On 29 October 2011 John signed a three-year contract withWakefield Trinity.[11] John mostly played in theNSW Cup, playing in theAuckland Vulcans 30–28 loss toCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the 2011 NSW Cup Grand Final.[12] In 2011 John was named in theCook Islands side but the Test was cancelled by theNew Zealand Rugby League.
John played in 14 matches, scored 1 try and kicked 19 goals for the Wildcats in the2012 Super League season. John was released from the club at the start of the 2013 season.[13] John played for theCook Islands in the 28–24 victory overLebanon.
On 25 February 2013, John signed with thePenrith Panthers on a one-year contract.[14] John spent the early parts of the season playing for the Penrith feeder side,Windsor Wolves, before making his Penrith club début in Round 9 against theMelbourne Storm in Penrith's 12–10 victory atPenrith Stadium.[15] In his next match in Round 10 against his former club theNew Zealand Warriors atPenrith Stadium, John scored a hat trick in the Penrith club's 62–6 rampaging win.[16] On 14 June 2013, John re-signed withPenrith on a new two-year contract.[17] John finished the2013 NRL season with him playing in 16 matches and scoring 5 tries for the Penrith side. John represented theCook Islands in the2013 World Cup, playing in all 3 matches at halfback and scoring a try in the tournament.[18][19]
In February 2014, John was selected in thePanthers inaugural2014 Auckland Nines squad. John played in only three of the first eight matches, being behindJamie Soward andPeter Wallace in the halves selection. John was a shock selections for theNew Zealand national rugby league team test team squad against theAustralia Kangaroos in the2014 Anzac Test afterKieran Foran,Thomas Leuluai andJosh Hoffman were ruled out with injuries.[20] Originally selected at five eighth, John was shifted to the interchange bench to haveTohu Harris to start at five-eighth, having John to début off the bench in the Kiwis 30–18 loss atSFS.[21] A week after making his international début forNew Zealand, John has had his season cut short by suffering a season endinganterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee injury while going down in a tackle in Penrith'sNSW Cup win over the Newcastle Knights.[22] John finished off thePanthers2014 NRL season with him playing in three matches and scoring a try.
On 24 January, John was named inPenrith's2015 Auckland Nines squad, but failed to make any impact.[23] In November, he signed a one-year contract with theManly-Warringah Sea Eagles starting in 2016.[24]
In 2016, John signed with theManly-Warringah Sea Eagles, but again failed to make any impact, again not being picked to play. He played in the Auckland Nines but didn't play anNRL Game that season
In 2017,Mount Pritchard Mounties recruited John to play "park footy" expecting him to play in the NSW lower grades,Ron Massey Cup & even below. Instead John would turn out for theirNSW Cup side for the season, failing to make any impact. This was John's last season of competitive rugby league.
