Adam Clune

Adam Clune (born 8 June 1995) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. He was named as Giants captain for the 2026 Super League season

He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Background Clune played his junior rugby league for the Junee Diesels, Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles and Western Suburbs Red Devils.

Playing career 2020 Clune made his debut in round 4 of the 2020 NRL season for St. George Illawarra against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

He played 15 games for the club in his debut season as they finished 13th on the table and missed out on the finals.

2021 Clune scored his first NRL try in round 1 of the 2021 NRL season against local rivals Cronulla-Sutherland.

In August, he signed a two-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2022.

Clune played a total of 10 matches for St. George Illawarra in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished 11th on the table and missed out on the finals.

2022 Clune played a total of 18 matches for Newcastle in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished 14th on the table and missed the finals.

2023 In 2023, after spending most of the year in the NSW Cup, Clune was called into the Knights NRL team for the last three weeks of the season, replacing Jackson Hastings due to injury. Clune played in the Knights' 10–40 loss to New Zealand Warriors in week two of the finals. He parted ways with the club at the end of the 2023 season.

On 26 October, it was reported that he had joined the Huddersfield Giants for 2024 on a three-year contract.

2024 Clune played 26 games for Huddersfield in the 2024 Super League season as the club had a difficult campaign finishing 9th on the table, despite this clune had 8 assists and 4 tries to record his most consistent season to date.

2025 Clune played only six matches for Huddersfield in the 2025 Super League season as the club finished 10th on the table.

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