Jesse Te Ahukaramu Royal (born 22 March 1980) is a professional rugby league player from New Zealand who plays for the Kurri Kurri Bulldogs in the Newcastle Rugby League. He previously played in the NRL for the Newcastle Knights and New Zealand Warriors. Royal's position of choice was as a prop.Royal was born in Hamilton, New Zealand. He was a chef in the New Zealand Army and has played in the Bartercard Cup for the Central Falcons and represented Waikato. He captained the 2003 New Zealand A tour of England. Wikipedia