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Cory Paterson

Paterson in 2009
Personal information
Born	(1987-07-14) 14 July 1987 (age 37) Perth, WA, Australia
Playing information
Height	195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2007–11 Newcastle Knights 77 21 12 0 108 2011–12 North Qld Cowboys 10 4 0 0 16 2013 Hull Kingston Rovers 17 7 0 0 28 2014 Wests Tigers 9 1 2 0 8 2015 Salford Red Devils 21 10 9 0 58 2016–17 Leigh Centurions 41 22 0 0 88 2018 Toronto Wolfpack 18 11 0 0 44 2019 Leigh Centurions 10 4 1 0 18 Total 203 80 24 0 368 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2010–12 Indigenous All Stars 3 0 0 0 0

Cory Paterson (born July 14, 1987) is an Australian professional rugby league player. He played as a forward, which is a strong position in rugby league. Cory has played for many teams in Australia and England. He is also a professional boxer.

About Cory Paterson

Cory Paterson was born in Perth, Western Australia. He started playing junior rugby league there with the South Perth Lions. Later, he went to St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton. In 2005, he was chosen to represent Australia at the schoolboy level. This was a big achievement for him.

Rugby League Journey

Cory Paterson has had an exciting career playing rugby league for several teams. He played in Australia's top league, the NRL. He also played in England's top league, the Super League.

Playing for Newcastle

In 2007, Cory joined the first team squad for the Newcastle Knights. He played his first game in March 2007. This was against the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

After the 2008 season, Cory was picked for the Prime Minister's XIII team. They played against the Papua New Guinea national team. In 2010, he played for the Indigenous All Stars squad. He played for them again in 2011. Later in 2011, he left the Knights.

Time with North Queensland

After leaving Newcastle, Cory quickly signed with the North Queensland Cowboys. He played for them for the rest of the 2011 season and two more years. During 2011, Cory became a Muslim. He got advice on fasting during games from Hazem El-Masri, another famous rugby league player.

Cory played 7 games for the Cowboys in his first half-season. He scored 4 tries, including two in one game against the Wests Tigers. In 2012, he played for the Indigenous All Stars again. However, injuries limited his games for the Cowboys that year.

Playing in England

On June 27, 2012, Cory signed a two-year deal with Hull Kingston Rovers. This team plays in the Super League in England. While in England, Cory also coached the Hawaiian All-stars rugby league team. He worked well with his teammate Michael Dobson at Hull KR.

Back with Wests Tigers

In August 2013, it was announced that Cory would join the Wests Tigers in Australia. He signed a one-year deal for the 2014 season. After playing 96 NRL games in total, Cory decided to stop playing rugby league. He wanted to focus on becoming a professional boxer.

Joining Salford Red Devils

At the end of 2014, Cory decided to return to rugby league. He signed a one-year deal with the Salford Red Devils for the 2015 season. This meant he played with his former teammate Michael Dobson again.

Playing for Leigh

In September 2015, Cory moved to the Leigh Centurions. He joined them for the 2016 season. In January 2016, he was chosen as one of the team's vice-captains.

Moving to Toronto Wolfpack

In December 2017, Cory Paterson joined the Toronto Wolfpack. He signed a two-year deal with this team.

Life as a Boxer

Cory Paterson also has a career as a professional boxer. On October 5, 2012, he had his first boxing match. He won against Anton Tuilotolava.

Boxing Matches

On November 12, 2014, Cory won his second boxing fight. He won by TKO in the first round against Michael Lua Tama. This was his first fight after he stopped playing rugby league to focus on boxing.