Holmes's lucrative signing will mean North Queensland will boast three players in he, Michael Morgan and Jason Taumalolo earning around $1 million a season. The NRL are set to investigate a biosecurity breach involving Fox Sports after reporter Hannah Hollis conducted a sideline interview with Cowboys star Valentine Holmes. [39] He made appearances in the New York Jets preseason against the New York Giants on 9 August, carrying 3 times for 6 yards and receiving 3 times for 30 yards.
The 23-year-old has been named in a squad of 34 players by new coach Adam O'Brien, which includes skipper Mitchell Pearce and representative prop David Klemmer. "Val's record speaks for itself and we couldn't be more excited about securing him at the Cowboys for the next six seasons.". All rights reserved. [25] He was then stood down from the Sharks' 2016 NRL Auckland Nines squad after previously being named.
"This is a wonderful signing for our club," Cowboys director of football Peter Parr said. After being named in Australia's 2017 Rugby League World Cup squad, Holmes set a Test and World Cup record by scoring five tries in the quarter-final against Samoa in Darwin.
Six Again Grand Final edition: Did Ivan blow it? Holmes was named at wing in the 2014 NYC Team of the Year. Marshall was sent away for a COVD-19 test as a result. Later that season, he was selected to make his State of Origin debut for Queensland in Game II, scoring a try. Dream job if you weren’t a football player: Pro golfer His most recent season in the NRL before departing for the USA was arguably his best. Valentine Holmes (born 24 July 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League.
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Valentine Holmes has returned to the NRL after his failed NFL attempt and has joined the Cowboys. Hollis was interviewing Holmes who had been ruled out for the remainder of the Cowboys' match against the Warriors after suffering a foot injury. While James Tedesco is a lock as the Kangaroos' No.1 and Kalyn Ponga is in a similar position for the Maroons, Holmes was a revelation on the wing at both levels, with 13 Tests to his name and eight tries in five Origin appearances. 2016 Rugby League Four Nations (third title), 2017 Rugby League World Cup Champions (11th Title), List of players who have converted from one football code to another, "Valentine Holmes - Career Stats & Summary", "Valentine Holmes snubs Kiwis for Kangaroos bid", "Valentine Holmes decides his future lay in Australia and not with New Zealand", "Valentine Holmes Decides His Future Lay in australia and Not With New Zealand", "2014 Emerging Origin Squads announced (Queensland Academy of Sport)", "Mamo stars as under-20s Blues thump Maroons", "Debutant Holmes a positive for defeated Sharks", "Exciting Cronulla Youngster Valentine Holmes Signs New Sharks NRL Deal", "Melbourne Storm obliterate woeful Cronulla Sharks", "New Zealand Pick Valentine Holmes in Four Nations Squad", "Junior Kiwis edge Junior Kangaroos in nailbiter", "Late Errors Cost Gold Coast Titans in Shattering Golden Point Loss to Cronulla Sharks", "Cronulla Sharks heap more home misery on Canberra Raiders with golden point win", "Cronulla Sharks player Valentine Holmes fined for public nuisance, obstructing police in Queensland", "NRL Auckland Nines 2016: Valentine Holmes stood down by Sharks over police incident", "NRL 2016: Valentine Holmes stars as Cronulla Sharks embarrass Newcastle Knights", https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/42107616, "Valentine's night at Monty Porter awards", "NFL scouts impressed with NRL stars Jason Taumalolo and Valentine Holmes", "Cowboys sign Valentine Holmes on six-year deal", "Fifita's solo special helps Broncos spoil Cowboys party", "Warriors vs Cowboys: Star fullback Valentine Holmes taken from the field with ankle injury", "Sharks v Cowboys: Johnson out; Holmes good to go", "Holmes' golden point heartens Hannay after missing top job", http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/valentine-holmes/summary.html, https://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2019080860/2019/PRE1/jets@giants, https://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2019081552/2019/PRE2/jets@falcons, http://www.nfl.com/player/valentineholmes/2562889/gamelogs, https://www.news.com.au/sport/american-sports/nfl/valentine-holmes-waived-by-new-york-jets-as-53man-roster-named/news-story/4cd3bc7cceaacd2e2793ab1388490a39, "Valentine Holmes Released from Jets Practice Squad", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Valentine_Holmes&oldid=980211456, Queensland Rugby League State of Origin players, Australia national rugby league team players, Rugby league players that played in the NFL, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Pages which use embedded infobox templates with the title parameter, NFL Retired currentteam parameter articles, Infobox NFL biography articles with old NFL.com URL, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 25 September 2020, at 07:01. [26] In Round 10 against the Newcastle Knights, he scored 4 tries in the Sharks 62-0 win. Holmes was released by the New York Jets on Saturday after ending his 12-month stint as an international player on their practice squad. [8], In February, Holmes was selected in the Sharks Auckland Nines squad. Relive the highlights from the game that made Origin what it is. Storm experience too much for frantic Panthers, Punter $60K richer after crafty $30 bet in NRL Grand Final, NRL Grand Final: Kikau, Naden start for Panthers, Smith: Hughes is great but Cleary would be handy, Luai feels for Cleary after Dally M awards, Six Again: Mixed emotions about Smith's brilliance, Panthers book first Grand Final in 17 years, Panthers into NRL Grand Final with 17 wins in a row, Storm blow Raiders away, advance to Grand Final, Storm's Smith plays down Suncorp farewell, Melbourne through to Grand Final after Canberra disaster. Later that year, he made his debut for the Sharks NYC team, scoring 17 tries in 10 games[5] and played representative rugby league for the Queensland Under 18s team. He’s won a grand final and he’s played some terrific football for both Queensland and Australia.”. Watch the brand new season of Condor now on Stan. "You get paid during the season and you don't get paid in the off-season," Holmes said. [30], In November 2018, Holmes was released from his contract with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League to chase his dream to one day play in the National Football League.
[42] He was waived by the Jets during final roster cuts,[43] but was added to the Jets' practice squad on 1 September 2019, as an exempt international player. One of the NRL's biggest stars Valentine Holmes has been slammed by fans after quitting the code to follow his dreams of playing in the NFL.. “It wasn’t long ago that Valentine was one of the best players in the competition before his courageous decision to go to the NFL,” Parr said. [40] Then the Atlanta Falcons on 15 August carrying 3 times for 3 yards.
The NRL are set to investigate a biosecurity breach involving Fox Sports after reporter Hannah Hollis conducted a sideline interview with Cowboys star Valentine Holmes.
Following the interview, Fox League commentator Dan Ginnane lauded the interview as "great access.". But Holmes has been a long term target for the Cowboys who are believed to have set aside salary cap space for almost 12 months with the aim of luring the try machine back to his hometown. Fullback Tex Hoy, 20, starred at the NRL Nines and will get a chance to impress in the 13-a-side game against the Dragons, while emerging star Bradman Best has been ruled out with a fractured foot. The 24-year-old played 105 NRL games across five seasons for the Cronulla Sharks between 2014 and 2018. October 22, 2019 2:28pm Valentine Holmes is coming home. At this stage it remains unclear on whether or not either party will require a COVID-19 test. Holmes was named in a 25-man squad by coach Paul Green on Wednesday, along with star forward Jason Taumalolo and NRL Nines player of the tournament Scott Drinkwater. His failure to make the … [7] On 18 October, Holmes played on the wing for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis at Mt Smart Stadium, scoring two tries in the 14–15 loss.
EXCLUSIVE: Silver lining to Benji Marshall's axing, Josh Reynolds redemption, Ray Hadley hits back at Cameron McInnes over cause of 'divided' Dragons, 40 Years of Origin: JT's all-time QLD team. But his return to rugby league will come as the centrepiece of a reshaped Cowboys backline, earning just shy of seven figures a season. The Knights battled with inconsistency in their spine last season and O'Brien is intent on finding a settled combination for 2020. The 24-year-old former Australia and Queensland custodian has not played a professional rugby league game since the 2018 finals with Cronulla after a stint with the NFL. Former Cronulla hooker Jayden Brailey has been named to play his first game in a Newcastle jersey on Saturday when they face St George Illawarra in their trial. Valentine Holmes has taken all of 24 hours to cash in on his return from the NFL, inking a lucrative six-year deal with North Queensland starting in 2020. Holmes moved to Sydney in 2013 to play for the Sharks' SG Ball Cup team.
He played his junior rugby league in Townsville for the Western Lions, before being signed by National Rugby League club, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, in 2012 at the age of 17.
While star fullback Kalyn Ponga is missing due to NRL All Stars duty, it will give O'Brien the first look at his halves and hooker combination.
NRL Round Table: Which team wins the premiership from here? [34], In his second game back from injury, a 16–42 loss to the Sydney Roosters, Holmes reinjured his ankle and missed seven weeks. The 24-year-old left the Sharks at the end of 2018 to pursue his NFL dream and spent this year in the Jets’ practice squad as an International Pathways Player. He will provide much needed firepower for a North Queensland side that finished third last in 2019, ensuring the former premiers have missed the finals the past two seasons. Only a week later, he broke his own record by scoring six tries in the semi-final against Fiji at Suncorp Stadium. Get the ESPN App from the iTunes App Store to get the latest sports scores, news and videos.
Holmes was selected to play for Australia in the 2017 ANZAC Test. [18] On 2 May, he again played on the wing for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis, scoring a try and kicking 1 goal in the 22-20 win. At the season's conclusion, Holmes was the second highest try-scorer and lead the season in highest amount of line-breaks. “Val’s record speaks for itself and we couldn’t be more excited about securing him at the Cowboys for the next six seasons.”. In September 2013, Holmes, whose father is from New Zealand, was named in the 2013 Junior Kiwis train-on squad. Valentine Holmes has been named to make his return to rugby league in North Queensland's NRL trial on Saturday. [17], Holmes played for the Sharks in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines. Townsville-born Holmes, 24, is tipped to don the No 1 jersey for North Queensland after signing the lucrative long term deal, reportedly worth almost $1m a season. The 24-year-old is now back in his home town of Townsville and will work out when he will start training later this week. “This is a wonderful signing for our club,” Cowboys director of football Peter Parr said.
In total, Holmes crossed for 66 tries in his 105 NRL appearances and also booted 51 goals from 69 attempts at a 74 per cent success rate. [22] He finished off the season as the Sharks' highest try-scorer with 16 tries, as well as kicking 11 goals and 3 field goals in 25 matches.[23]. Holmes was later selected for the Australian test side to face New Zealand on 15 November. In the fourth game against the Philadelphia Eagles he made 5 receptions for 55 yards.
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