Ronald Volkman

Ronald Volkman (born 4 July 2002) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Volkman was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He went to Waverley College. He is of Samoan & German descent.

Volkman is a Cabramatta Rugby Leagues junior, and signed with the Sydney Roosters in 2021. Volkman also played in the NSW Cup for the North Sydney Bears. In May 2022, he was released mid season by the Roosters and signed with the New Zealand Warriors on a three year deal. Volkman made his first grade debut in round 15 of the 2022 NRL season in his side's 40−6 loss to the Penrith Panthers at Dolphin Stadium.


Sydney Roosters half was initially signed by the One New Zealand Warriors for three seasons from 2023 but subsequently gained a release to join his new club midway through the 2022 season.

The One New Zealand Warriors fended off approaches from a number of rival clubs to secure the gifted teenager and further bolster their roster for the coming years.
next season and beyond.

Volkman had an outstanding schoolboy rugby union career at noted nursery Waverley College in Sydney’s eastern suburbs before being signed by the Roosters.

Touted in the preseason as one of the players to watch in 2022, he found himself in a queue of playmakers at the Roosters behind Luke Keary, Sam Walker, Drew Hutchinson and Lachlan Lam.

He had played a handful of games for Roosters feeder club North Sydney in the New South Wales Cup. In six appearances in 2021 he finished with seven try assists and five line break assists.

Also a goal kicker, he has come through the grades playing for the Roosters at under-16, under-18 and under-20 level.

After being used by the One New Zealand Warriors in their feeder club Redcliffe in the Queensland Cup, Volkman made his NRL debut against Penrith in June and also played in the homecoming win over Wests Tigers before a shoulder injury ended his season.