Dustin Cooper

Dustin Wade Cooper

Personal information
Born	(1981-05-08) 8 May 1981 Murgon, Queensland, Australia
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Playing information
Position	Wing, Centre, Fullback, Second-row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2003–04	Melbourne Storm	17	9	2	0	40
2005–06	Newcastle Knights	14	3	0	0	12
2007–08	Cronulla Sharks	6	0	0	0	0
2009–11	Toyota Verblitz	14	7	7	0	49
2011–12	Pia Donkeys
2012–	Boston Thirteens
	Total	51	19	9	0	101
As of 23 September 2015
Source: Rugby League Project

Dustin Cooper (born 8 May 1981) is an Australian rugby league player who currently plays in the second row for Lezignan XIII in the French Elite One Championship and the Boston 13s in the USA Rugby League. He returned to league after a two-year stint in rugby union with Toyota Verblitz in the Japan Top League.^[1][2]

Rugby League Career

Cooper made his debut in the NRL with the Melbourne Storm where he played the 2003 and 2004 seasons on the wing. He then moved to Newcastle Knights in 2005-2006, starting as a fullback but eventually filling the utility roll. In 2007-2008 Cooper played with Cronulla Sharks in the second row, finishing his NRL career at the end of the 2008 season.^[3] He returned to league in 2011 with the Pia Donkeys, where he plays in the second row. In 2012 Cooper began playing five-eighth for the Boston Thirteens in the USARL and helped them to win a national championship in 2015.

Rugby Union Career

Cooper played as a centre/winger for Toyota Verblitz 2009-2011 in the Japan Top League.,^[4] and was selected in the Japan Top League All Stars match 2011. He is also an inaugural member of the Asia Pacific Barbarians, participating in the annual Hong Kong rugby tens tournament in 2011.^[5]

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