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Lincoln Withers

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Lincoln Withers
Personal information
Full nameLincoln Withers
Born (1981-05-07) 7 May 1981 (age 45)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Playing information
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight84 kg (13 st 3 lb)[1]
PositionHooker, Halfback, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2000 Canberra Raiders 4 0 0 0 0
2001–03 Wests Tigers 46 13 0 0 52
2004 St. George Illawarra 25 5 0 0 20
2005–08 Canberra Raiders 79 22 0 0 88
2009–11 Crusaders RL 71 10 0 0 40
2012–13 Hull Kingston Rovers 42 10 0 0 40
Total 267 60 0 0 240
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012 Exiles 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3]

Lincoln Withers (born 7 May 1981) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League.

Withers also played for Crusaders and in the NRL for the Canberra Raiders, St George Illawarra Dragons and the Wests Tigers. His position of choice was either at half-back or hooker.

Background

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Withers was born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Lincoln Withers junior rugby league club was Woden Western Rams.

Playing career

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While attending Erindale College in the ACT, Withers was selected to play with the Australian Schoolboys rugby league team in 1997.[4][failed verification]

On 8 May 2000, Withers made his first grade debut for the Canberra Raiders in Round 14 against Brisbane Broncos at Canberra Stadium.[5]

In 2001, Withers joined Wests and played with them up until the end of 2003. In 2004, Withers joined St George Illawarra spending one season at the club before returning to Canberra becoming a regular starter with the team before departing at the end of 2008.

Withers signed with the Super League side Crusaders for 2009 after being released from the final year of his contract at Canberra.[6]

In September 2011, Withers joined Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League on a two-year deal.[7] In September 2013, Withers announced that he would return to Australia at the end of the 2013 season.[8] Withers was last playing for the Woden Valley Rams in the Canberra Rugby League Competition.

References

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  1. ↑ "Crusaders Rugby League Super League First Team". web page. Crusaders Rugby League Club. 2011 [2009]. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  2. ↑ Lincoln Withers Rugby League Project
  3. ↑ "loverugbyleague". Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". Sporting Pulse. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  5. ↑ "2000 Telstra NRL Premiership: Round 14: Canberra Raiders 16 def. Brisbane Broncos 14". Rugby League Project.
  6. ↑ "Campese confident of playing Bulldogs". ABC News. 31 August 2008. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "Hull Kingston Rovers sign Aussie hooker Lincoln Withers". BBC Sport. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Hull KR's Lincoln Withers to return to Australia". BBC Sport. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
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