Tomas Chester (born 11 May 2001) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a centre or fullback for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Background
Born in Townsville, Queensland, Chester played his junior rugby league for Norths Thuringowa Devils and Townsville Brothers. He attended Ignatius Park College.[2]
Playing career
Early career
In 2020, Chester played for the Townsville Brothers A-Grade side before signing for the North Queensland Cowboys.[3]
In 2021, Chester joined the Cowboys' Young Guns squad and played for the Townsville Blackhawks Hastings Deering Colts side, starting at lock in their Grand Final loss to the Wynnum Manly Seagulls.[4][5]
2022
In the 2022 pre-season, Chester joined the North Queensland NRL squad and played in their trial win over the South Sydney Rabbitohs, making the move to fullback.[6][7] He then began the season playing for the Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup.[8]
On 6 April, he re-signed with the North Queensland outfit until the end of the 2024 season.[9]
In round 18 of the 2022 NRL season, he made his first grade debut off the bench against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[10]
2023
On 2 May, it was announced that Chester would be ruled out for the remainder of the 2023 NRL season with an ACL injury.[11]
2024
Chester played five games for North Queensland in the 2024 NRL season. On 20 December, the North Queensland club announced that Chester would miss the entire 2025 NRL season after he tore his ACL at a training session the week prior.[12]
References
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Meet six players set to join the rejuvenated Cowboys 'Young Guns' program". Townsville Bulletin. 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Brothers coach Roy Baira says they will "dig deep" for Tom Chester". Townsville Bulletin. 18 September 2020.
- ^ "For six months Townsville junior Tomas Chester has bided his time. Now, he's ready to explode". Townsville Bulletin. 24 July 2021.
- ^ "U21 Hastings Deering Colts TEAMS - 2021 Grand Final". LeagueUnlimited. 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Get to know the Cowboys training block players". NQ Cowboys. 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Cowboys team list: Trial v Rabbitohs". NQ Cowboys. 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Seven Cowboys named in Q-Cup team lists". NQ Cowboys. 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Chester to join Cowboys Top 30". NQ Cowboys. 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Updated Cowboys team list: Round 18 v Sharks". NQ Cowboys. 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Casualty Ward: Trbojevic in doubt for Origin; Burns, Stone ruled out". www.nrl.com.
- ^ "Cowboys injury update: Jason Taumalolo & Tom Chester". North Queensland Cowboys. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
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