Kayal Iro | |
Full Name: | Kayal Roy Iro |
Birth Date: | 2000 2, df=y |
Birth Place: | Leeds, England |
Height: | 185cm (73inches) |
Weight: | 94kg (207lb) |
Year1start: | 2022 |
Year1end: | present |
Appearances1: | 18 |
Tries1: | 4 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
Points1: | 16 |
Yearastart: | 2019 |
Yearaend: | 23 |
Appearancesa: | 8 |
Triesa: | 1 |
Goalsa: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
Pointsa: | 4 |
Yearbstart: | 2019 |
Appearancesb: | 2 |
Triesb: | 2 |
Goalsb: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
Pointsb: | 8 |
Source: | [1] |
Updated: | 9 August 2024 |
Kayal Roy Iro (born 20 February 2000) is a Cook Islands international rugby league footballer who plays as a and er for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL.
Iro is the son of former player Kevin Iro and nephew of coach Tony Iro.[2] He grew up in Rarotonga where he played for the Arorangi Bears, then moved to Auckland at age 14 and attended Mount Albert Grammar School.[3]
In 2019, Iro played for the New Zealand Warriors under 20s, before moving to the Newcastle Knights.[2]
On 12 November 2019, Iro signed a one-year under 20s contract with the Newcastle Knights.[4]
In round 24 of the 2022 NRL season, Iro made his first grade debut for Cronulla in their 16-0 victory over Canterbury.[5] [6]
Iro won the New South Wales Cup player of the year for the 2022 NSW Cup season while playing for the Newtown Jets, the reserve grade affiliate of the Sharks.[7] [8]
On 25 July 2024, it was announced that Iro had re-signed with the Sharks on a 2 year extension until the end of the 2026 season.[9]
Iro represented the in the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s, scoring two tries in a 30–7 victory against .[10]
He made his full international début in the 66–6 win over South Africa on 21 June 2019 at .[11]
*denotes season competing
width=2% | Season | width=8% | Team | width=2% | Matches | width=2% | T | width=2% | G | width=2% | GK % | width=2% | F/G | width=2% | Pts |
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2022 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
2024 * | 15 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||
Career totals | 16 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 |
width=2% | Season | width=8% | Team | width=2% | Matches | width=2% | T | width=2% | G | width=2% | GK % | width=2% | F/G | width=2% | Pts |
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2019 | Cook Islands | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
2022 | Cook Islands | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
2023 | Cook Islands | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Career totals | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |