Joel Riethmuller

Joel Riethmuller

Personal information
Born	(1985-05-09) 9 May 1985 (age 39) Tully, Queensland, Australia
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position	Lock, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2011–14 North Qld Cowboys 31 1 0 0 4 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2011–17 Italy 12 2 0 0 8 2011 Queensland Residents 1 1 0 0 4
Source: [1] As of 5 January 2024

Joel Riethmuller (born 9 May 1985) is an Italy international rugby league footballer who previously played professionally for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League.^[2]

Background

Riethmuller was born in Tully, Queensland, Australia.

Playing career

Riethmuller played his junior football for the Tully Tigers. Before playing for the North Queensland side, he played for the Ipswich Jets and the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup; winning a premiership with the Pride in 2010.^[2]

He made his NRL debut against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in round 14 of the 2011 season, at the age of 26, having broken into the Cowboys' first-grade squad after performing well in the Queensland Cup. He signed a new two-year contract with the Townsville based outfit shortly after his debut.^[3] At the end of the 2011 season he made his international debut for Italy in a 96–8 win over Russia in Padova. He qualified for the Italian team by virtue of having an Italian grandfather.

Riethmuller made 21 tackles in just 19 minutes on the field in his debut game. Riethmuller represented the Queensland Residents on three occasions, scoring two tries. Riethmuller scored his first NRL try in his fourth NRL Game against Newcastle in their round 18 win over them at McDonald Jones Stadium.^[4] In 2012 he was named in the Queensland Residents side.^[5]

Riethmuller won his second Queensland Cup in 2014 playing for the Pride. In 2015, Riethmuller was playing for Cairns Brothers in the Cairns District Rugby League Competition. He is an Australian Apprenticeships Ambassador for the Australian Government and an Apprentice Mentor in the NRL's Trade UP with the NRL Program.^[6]

References

1. Rugby League Project
2. "Player profile: Joel Riethmuller". cowboys.com.au. North Queensland Cowboys. Archived from the original on 13 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
3. "Cowboys re-sign forward Riethmuller". Australia: ABC News. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
4. "Riethmuller scores in international debut". cowboys.com.au. 16 October 2011. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
5. Queensland Residents team named nrl.com, 25 June 2012
6. "Certificate 'greatest off-field achievement': Joel Riethmuller | Australian Apprenticeships". Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

External links

• 2017 RLWC profile