Cooper Jenkins
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| Full name | Cooper Jenkins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 July 2001 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 16 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cooper Jenkins (born 11 July 2001) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Newcastle Knights
[edit | edit source]He came through the Newcastle Knights development programme, he was originally a centre due his speed, winning a national title for 200m. As he matured he moved into the forwards, he featured for Newcastle Knights Reserves in the New South Wales Cup. In 2019 he featured for the Australian under-18 side against New Zealand under-18.[2]
Norths Devils
[edit | edit source]After spending some time training with National Rugby League side Dolphins, he moved to Norths Devils in the Queensland Cup, where they won the competition, beating the Redcliffe Dolphins 34–20.[3] Before going on to beat the Newton Jets to win the NRL State Championship.[4][5]
Leeds Rhinos
[edit | edit source]In 2025 he moved to England, joining Super League side Leeds Rhinos, his first appearance came in the third round of the 2025 Challenge Cup, starting in a 0–92 win over amateur side Wests Warriors.[6][7][8]
Statistics
[edit | edit source]| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
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| 2021 | File:Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Reserves | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 | |
| 2024 | File:Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils | 19 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 28 |
| 2025 | File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos | 24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | ||||
| Career totals | 65 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 44 | |
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External links
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian expatriate rugby league players in England
- Australian rugby league players
- Newcastle Knights players
- Leeds Rhinos players
- Norths Devils players
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league players from Newcastle, New South Wales
- Rugby league second-rows