Wanneroo captain Andrew King runs out for his 100th on Saturday.
Camera IconWanneroo captain Andrew King runs out for his 100th on Saturday. Credit: Supplied/Supplied

Century up for favourite Wanneroo son

Justin BianchiniWanneroo Times

WANNEROO Rugby Club captain Andrew King will celebrate his 100th Premier grade game this Saturday at home against the Coastal Cavaliers.

King, who came back after breaking his neck in the 2012 pre-season, is considered a legend at Wanneroo.

He started at the local club at age six and went on to play professionally in Scotland, Wales and Spain before returning home.

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He has been club captain since 2017.

Decorated career 2008 First senior game age 16 for 2nd grade 2010 First first-grade game at 18 2011 Under-20 grand finalist captain 2012 Broke neck in pre-season 2014-15 Played professionally in Scotland after Perth season 2015 Returned to Wanneroo 2015-16 Played professionally in Wales for Newport Dragons (pro-club) 2016-17 Played professionally in Spain 2017 Returned to Wanneroo and became Premier grade captain 2018 Also became club captain at Wanneroo