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Luke Patten (born 9 January 1980 in Bulli, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Salford City Reds of Super League. A Country New South Wales representative fullback he previously played for the Illawarra Steelers and the St George Illawarra Dragons. After moving to the Bulldogs in 2001, Patten won the 2004 NRL Premiership with them. ==Playing career== An Illawarra junior, Patten acquired the nickname "General" because of his surname's similarity to that of General Patton. He played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons at fullback in the 1999 NRL Grand Final loss to the Melbourne Storm. He moved to the Canterbury Bulldogs the following year. Patten played at fullback for the Bulldogs in their 2004 NRL grand final victory over cross-city rivals, the Sydney Roosters. As 2004 NRL premiers, the Bulldogs faced Super League IX champions, the Leeds Rhinos in the 2005 World Club Challenge. Patten played at fullback and scored a try in the Bulldogs' 32-39 loss. Patten was selected for Country in the City vs Country match on 8 May 2009. In 2009, Patten was 19th man for the New South Wales Blues in Game 3. On 27 July 2010 it was confirmed that Patten would be moving to Europe's Super League, linking up with English club Salford City Reds for 3 years from the 2011 season. Patten and Trent Barrett, who retired at the end of the 2010 NRL season, were the joint last remaining former Illawarra Steelers players to play in the NRL. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Luke Patten」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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