| Name | Joshua Curran |
| Born | 10 June 1999 (Sydney, New South Wales) |
| Height | 185cm |
| Weight | 104kg |
| Position | Second Row, Lock, Prop |
| Warriors Player Number | #238 |
| Warriors Debut | Round 20 vs. Canberra Raiders, 2 August 2019 |
| Warriors Career | 2019- |
| Representative | Indigenous All Stars, Prime Ministers XIII |
| Junior Club | Merrylands Rams, Hills District Bulls |
| Previous Club | Sydney Roosters |
| NRL Debut | Round 6 vs. Melbourne Storm, 19 April 2019 (Sydney Roosters) |
Josh Curran (born 10 June 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays second-row and lock forward for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL).
He previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL.
Curran was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, he is of Indigenous Australian (Darug) and Irish descent. He was educated at Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown.
Curran played his junior rugby league for Merrylands Rams and Hills District Bulls.
Curran then played for the Parramatta Harold Matthews and SG Ball teams.
Curran joined the Sydney Roosters in 2017 and made 28 appearances in their under-20s team in 2017 and 2018, and also played nine times for the Roosters then feeder club Wyong Roos in the Intrust Super Premiership in 2018.
In 2019 he played nine times for the Sydney Roosters feeder club, North Sydney, in the Canterbury Cup. On 25 June 2019, it was announced that he had signed with the New Zealand Warriors until the end of the 2021 NRL season. In Round 20 of the 2019 NRL season, Curran made his NRL club debut for the New Zealand Warriors against the Canberra Raiders.
In round 7 of the 2022 NRL season, Curran was taken from the field during the New Zealand's record 70-10 loss against Melbourne at AAMI Park. The following day, scans revealed that Curran had suffered an MCL injury and would be ruled out indefinitely from playing, however two months later, he returned off the bench in the New Zealand Warriors 16-38 Round 14 loss to Cronulla-Sutherland. Curran made a total of 18 appearances for the New Zealand club as they finished 15th on the table. On 5 October, Curran was placed under investigation by the NRL after a 16-year old boy was assaulted at a late-night venue in Port Macquarie. The boy had his front teeth knocked out over the incident and the perpetrator was believed to be Curran. The New Zealand Warriors club released a statement which read “Warriors CEO Cameron George has confirmed knowledge of an alleged incident involving forward Josh Curran at a licensed premises over the weekend in Port Macquarie, The club wishes to advise that the incident has been reported to the NRL Integrity Unit and will now await any further information from the NRL investigation".
On 21 October, Curran was charged by NSW Police over the incident with a statement reading “Following inquiries, investigators arrested a 23-year-old man after attending Manly Police Station on Wednesday, He was charged with reckless grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and larceny. The man was granted conditional bail to appear at Port Macquarie Local Court on Wednesday 7 December".
Curran played 23 games for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals. Curran played in all three finals games as the club reached the preliminary final stage before being knocked out by Brisbane.
Joshua Curran - Wikipedia
The 185cm, 104kg back rower made his third first-grade campaign one to remember.
In what was a breakout year for him, the 22-year-old Josh made 14 appearances after making a belated entry into the first grade side.
With only six NRL appearances in his first two seasons, he played 14 times in 2021 as new head coach Nathan Brown showed real confidence in his ability.
Curran rewarded his coach proving a real threat with the ball, scoring four tries and also improving the defensive side of his game. He averaged 79 metres and 39 tackles a game as well as adding 23 tackle breaks and 15 off loads.
Among a series of impressive displays was his effort in the 18-16 round 21 win over the Sharks when he played the full 80 minutes, made 156 metres from 16 runs with two line break assists and a try assist, six tackles breaks and four off loads along with a game-high 42 tackles.
Josh credited his improvement to Brown giving him a reality check and also showing faith in him.
He kicked off 2022 by representing the Indigenous All-Stars for the third straight season and started the NRL campaign with a blistering display against St George Illawarra.
Curran was with Parramatta as an under-16 and under-18 player in 2015 and 2016 before joining the Roosters in 2017. He made 28 under-20 appearances for the Roosters in 2017 and 2018 and also turned out nine times for feeder club Wyong in the former Intrust Super Premiership last year.
Before joining the Vodafone Warriors in 2019, he played 11 times for the North Sydney Bears – the Roosters’ new feeder club – in the Canterbury Cup this season.
Josh Curran
The NRL profile of Josh Curran including career statistics, season stats, games, tries, goals, tackles and fantasy scores.
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Josh Curran - Playing Career - RLP
A summary of the career stats for Josh Curran, a rugby league player who represented Indigenous and Aus PM XIII, and also played for the Warriors, the Sydney Roosters and the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs.
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