Darryn Schonig

Darryn Schonig (born 20 March 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL.

Darryn Schonig
Personal information
Born (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996
Cooktown, Queensland, Australia
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020– Melbourne Storm 1 0 0 0 0
As of 11 July 2020

Background

Born in Cooktown, Queensland, Schonig played his junior rugby league for the Edmonton Storm and attended Kirwan State High School, where he represented the 2014 Australian Schoolboys, before being signed by the Sydney Roosters.[1]

Playing career

In 2012, Schonig played for the Northern Pride in the Cyril Connell Cup.[2] In 2014, he played for the Sydney Roosters in the SG Ball Cup, coming off the bench in their Grand Final win over the Penrith Panthers.[3]

In 2015, Schonig was released by the Roosters and returned to Cairns, playing for Cairns Brothers in the Cairns District Rugby League A-Grade.[4] In 2016, he joined the North Queensland Cowboys playing 26 games for their under-20 side. In July 2016, he started at prop for the Queensland under-20 team.[5]

In 2017, Schonig joined the Northern Pride, spending two seasons with the club. In 2019, he moved to Melbourne Storm feeder club, the Sunshine Coast Falcons, and earned an NRL contract with the club.[6]

2020

Round 9 of the 2020 NRL season, Schonig made his NRL debut for the Melbourne Storm against the Raiders.[7]

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References
  1. "Schonig to keep working for Storm debut". Cairns Post. 17 February 2020.
  2. "Cyril Connell Cup 2012". 18th Man.
  3. "Sydney v Penrith". 18th Man.
  4. "Mareeba magic kicks in". QRL. 21 July 2015.
  5. "Queensland Under 20s team". QRL. 4 July 2016.
  6. "Storm finalises NRL playing squad". Melbourne Storm. 27 June 2019.
  7. "Final Team List - Round 9 v Raiders". Melbourne Storm. 11 July 2020.
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