Kyle Laybutt

Kyle Laybutt (born 26 September 1995) is a Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth or halfback for the Townsville Blackhawks in the Intrust Super Cup.

Kyle Laybutt
Personal information
Born (1995-09-26) 26 September 1995
Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth, Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017–18 North Queensland 2 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 PNG Prime Minister's XIII 1 1 0 0 4
2019 Papua New Guinea 3 0 1 0 2
2019– Papua New Guinea 9s 3 1 2 0 9
As of 20 October 2018
Source: [1]

He previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.

Background

Laybutt was born in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, and is of Papua New Guinean descent.[2]

He played junior rugby league for the Western Suburbs Panthers and attended Bundaberg State High School.[3]

Playing career

Early career

In 2011, Laybutt was a member of the Central United Cyril Connell Cup team.[4] In 2012, he was a part of the Canterbury Bulldogs SG Ball Cup summer squad but did not play a game for the club.[4] He returned to Queensland in 2013 and played for Central United's Mal Meninga Cup team.[5] That year he played for the Queensland under-18 Maroons in their win over the New South Wales Country Under-18s team.[6]

In 2015, Laybutt joined the North Queensland Cowboys Holden Cup (Under-20s) team mid-season, playing 16 games and scoring 10 tries. Despite playing just half the season, he earned an NRL-contract with the club, signing a two-year deal.[7] He joined the Cowboys' NRL squad in 2016 and spent the season playing for their feeder club, the Townsville Blackhawks, in the Queensland Cup.

2017

On 11 February, Laybutt kicked the game-winning field goal in an 11-10 pre-season trial win over the Sydney Roosters.[8] After starting the season once again with the Blackhawks, Laybutt represented the Queensland Residents, scoring a try in their 36-6 win over the New South Wales Residents team.[9]

In Round 15 of the 2017 NRL season, Laybutt made his NRL debut against the Melbourne Storm at AAMI Park.[10] On 6 September, he re-signed with the Cowboys until the end of the 2018 season.[11]

2018

Laybutt spent the 2018 season playing for the Cowboys' feeder club, the Mackay Cutters. On 13 September 2018, he was announced by the Cowboys as one of nine players leaving the club at the end of the 2018 season.[12]

On 6 October, Laybutt came off the bench for the PNG Prime Minister's XIII and scored a try in their loss to the Prime Minister's XIII.[13]

Statistics

NRL
Season Team Matches T G GK % F/G Pts
2017 North Queensland 200–00
Career totals 2 0 0 — 0 0

References
  1. "Kyle Laybutt - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 26 September 1995. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  2. ""The whole country will be behind him": Johnston's PNG welcome". 23 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  3. vhabermann (22 March 2012). "Bundy's in touch". News Mail. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  4. "2013 Bulldogs Junior Representative Summer Squads - Canterbury Bankstown Junior Rugby League - SportsTG". Websites.sportstg.com. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  5. "League's Future On Display In Kingaroy". southburnett.com.au. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  6. "Bundaberg Players Feature in Qld Victories - Bundaberg Rugby League Ltd. - SportsTG". Websites.sportstg.com. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  7. "Cowboys sign youth and experience".
  8. "All eyes on Ponga in select display".
  9. "Queensland Residents thump NSW 36-6".
  10. NRL Digital Media. "Laybutt readying for NRL start". Cowboys. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  11. Cowboys, N. Q. "KYLE LAYBUTT: Back on board for another season in Cowboys colours. We done mate! #ridemcowboyspic.twitter.com/83yGIls9b3". Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  12. https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2018/09/13/cowboys-to-farewell-departing-players/
  13. https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/10/06/prime-ministers-xiii-score-hard-earned-win-over-papua-new-guinea-pms-xiii/
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