Tyler Cornish
Tyler Cornish (born 17 October 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer. He plays at halfback, five-eighth and fullback. He previously played for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League.
Cornish playing for the Wyong Roos in 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | 17 October 1994|||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Halfback, Five-eighth, Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 17 March 2017 Source: [1] |
Background
Born in Goulburn, New South Wales, Cornish played his junior rugby league for the Goulburn Stockmen, before being signed by the Sydney Roosters.
Cornish is the younger brother of Sydney Roosters player Mitch Cornish.[2]
Playing career
Early career
In 2013 and 2014, Cornish played for the Sydney Roosters' NYC team.[3] In June 2014, he re-signed with the Roosters on a two-year contract until the end of 2016. In 2015, he graduated to their New South Wales Cup team, the Wyong Roos.[4]
2017
In 2017, Cornish joined the Gold Coast Titans.[5] In round 3 of the 2017 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Titans against the Parramatta Eels,[6][7] scoring a try.[8] In April, he moved back to Goulburn after the Titans weren't able to offer him a full-time contract for the rest of the season.[9]
References
- "Tyler Cornish - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 17 October 1994. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- Rugby League (7 October 2012). "Canberra raided as younger Cornish leaves for Roosters". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- "C". Nyc Database. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- Luca, Rocco (23 September 2015). "Nsw Cup Team Lists: Grand Final". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- NRL Digital Media. "NEW RECRUIT: Tyler Cornish". Titans. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- "Updated team lists: Titans v Eels". NRL.com. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- NRL Digital Media. "NRL LATE MAIL: Titans v Eels". Titans. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- "Injury-ravaged Titans outlast Eels". NRL.com. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- "NRL rookie Tyler Cornish to walk out on Gold Coast Titans and return to home town Goulburn". Goldcoastbulletin.com.au. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.