Josh
Drinkwater
Josh Drinkwater
Bio
Position: Half-back
Date of birth: 15/06/93
Heritage number: 1192
Previous club: Catalans Dragons
Representative honours:
Warrington debut: vs Leeds Rhinos (H), scrum-half, won 42-10 on 16/02/23
Honours
Challenge Cup: 2018 (with Catalans Dragons)
Josh Drinkwater is a vastly-experienced Australian scrum-half charged with guiding the team around the park with his kicking game.
Sydney-born Drinkwater played for St George Illawarra (2013) and Wests Tigers (2015) either side of a season with London Broncos in Super League.
In May 2016, he joined Leigh Centurions (now Leigh Leopards) in the Championship and helped them to win promotion to Super League.
In April 2018, he signed for Catalans Dragons and kicked four goals from four attempts as the French side beat Warrington 20-14 in the Challenge Cup final at Wembley to secure the first piece of silverware in their history.
In 2019, he spent a season with Hull Kingston Rovers, scoring seven tries in 32 appearances, before being tempted to return to Perpignan for 2020.
In October 2021, he played for Catalans in their 12-10 Super League Grand Final defeat by St Helens at Old Trafford.
In November 2022, he signed a two-year contract with Warrington.
He played in seven of the first eight games as Warrington made a 100 per cent winning start to the 2023 season.
His brother, Scott Drinkwater, plays for North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.