Luke Capewell


Luke Capewell is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Ipswich Jets. His preferred playing positions are in the halves or the three-quarters. He is an Australian former Schoolboys and Queensland under 17's representative.

Background

Capewell was born and raised in Charleville, a small town in Western Queensland and played football there until the age of 17. In under 12's his schoolboys team won the Queensland foundation cup against Murgon at ANZ Stadium in Sydney. While attending Redcliffe State High School, Capewell played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2006.

Career

Capewell made his National Rugby League debut on 1 June 2008 for the South Sydney Rabbitohs playing against the St. George Illawarra Dragons. He played at full back and scored a try late in the second half.
Following a season-ending shoulder injury to regular five-eighth John Sutton during Souths' campaign to make the 2010 NRL season's finals, Capewell was named to fill in the role.
In 2011, he played for the Gold Coast Titans in a season where they finished with the wooden spoon; however, he signed with the Brisbane Broncos for the 2012 NRL season.
In 2012, he was named in the Queensland Residents side.
Capewell signed with the Penrith Panthers in the mid-season of 2013; however, he played the season under the Panthers' feeder team, the Windsor Wolves.
In 2017, Capewell joined Queensland Cup side Ipswich.