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Kayal Roy Iro (born 20 February 2000) is a Cook Islands international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre and winger for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL and for the Cook Islands national team.
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| Full name | Kayal Roy Iro[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 February 2000 Leeds, England[note 1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 28 September 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iro is the son of former player Kevin Iro and nephew of coach Tony Iro.[4] He grew up in Rarotonga where he played for the Arorangi Bears, then moved to Auckland at age 14 and attended Mount Albert Grammar School.[5][3]
In 2019, Iro played for the New Zealand Warriors under 20s, before moving to the Newcastle Knights.[4]
On 12 November 2019, Iro signed a one-year under 20s contract with the Newcastle Knights.[6]
In round 24 of the 2022 NRL season, Iro made his first grade debut for Cronulla in their 16-0 victory over Canterbury.[7][8]
Iro won the New South Wales Cup player of the year for the 2022 NSW Cup season while playing for the Newtown Jets, the reserve grade affiliate of the Sharks.[9][10]
On 25 July 2024, it was announced that Iro had re-signed with the Cronulla club on a two-year extension until the end of the 2026 season.[11] Iro played 23 games for Cronulla in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals. Iro played in all three of Cronulla's finals matches including their preliminary final loss against Penrith.[12]
Iro represented the Cook Islands in the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s, scoring two tries in a 30–7 victory against Tonga.[13]
He made his full international début in the 66–6 win over South Africa on 21 June 2019 at fullback.[14]
| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
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| 2022 |  Cronulla-Sutherland |
1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 23 | 6 | 24 | ||||
| Career totals | 24 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 24 | |
| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |  Cook Islands |
2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Cook Islands |
4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | Cook Islands |
2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career totals | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 | |
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