Personal information
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Full name | Christopher McQueen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
3 August 1987 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information
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Position | Second-row, Centre, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chris McQueen (born 3 August 1987, in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian-born professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League and England internationally. A Queensland State of Origin representative, he primarily plays at second-row and lock, but can also fill in at wing and centre. He previously played for South Sydney Rabbitohs, with whom he won the 2014 NRL Premiership.
Born in Brisbane, McQueen grew up in country town of Kingaroy, where he played his junior rugby league for the Kingaroy Red Ants. He is the nephew of Australian former Olympic swimmer Geoff Huegill. McQueen moved to Brisbane in 2006 to join the Wynnum Manly Seagulls, where he progressed through their Colts system to the Queensland Cup competition. In 2006, his first year playing with the Wynnum Manly Colts side, the team made the grand final, losing to a Norths Devils team that featured future NRL stars Israel Folau and Will Chambers. He played 9 Queensland Cup games in 2007 and cemented his spot in the starting side in 2008, playing 19 games. In 2008, he signed a two-year contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs.