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Maitland Pickers
The Maitland Pickers Rugby League Football Club is an Australian rugby league football club based in Maitland, New South Wales formed in 1955. They currently play in the Newcastle Rugby League competition. Their nickname was originally the Pumpkin Pickers but is now abbreviated to just the Pickers. History The Maitland Pumpkin Pickers were formed from a merger of Maitland United and Morpeth-East Maitland in the 1942 season after Maitland City struggled to field teams. During the 1940s, Newcastle Rugby League experienced a drastic change when the league was reduced from 10 to 8 teams after Morpeth-East Maitland made a departure at the start of the 1942 season and Eastern Suburbs folding before the semi-finals. It was decided the defunct Morpeth-East Maitland, would merge to form the Maitland Pumpkin Pickers. In 1933, Maitland won their maiden premiership. The dominance began in the 1950s when Australian Representative, Don Adams led Maitland played in seven consecutive grand fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle Rugby League
The Newcastle Rugby League is a local rugby league football competition in Newcastle, Australia. It is one of the oldest rugby league competitions in Australia, founded in 1910. A Newcastle representative team was also assembled from players in the League during most of the 20th century. The first grade competition also comprises the NSWRL Presidents Cup Northern Conference. History A Newcastle team competed in the inaugural New South Wales Rugby League premiership of 1908 but withdrew after the 1909 season to form the local competition. The four original teams were Central Newcastle (Blue & White), Northern Suburbs (Light & Dark Blue vertical stripes), South Newcastle (Red & White) and Western Suburbs (Red & Green). The season kicked off 14 May 1910 with South playing West and Central playing Northern Suburbs. South Newcastle finished the season on top of the ladder; the final was played in front of 2500 spectators at Hamilton League Ground, with Central overcoming South 13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terence Seu Seu
Terence Seu Seu (born 20 November 1987) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who last played as a in the Newcastle Rugby League competition. He had previously played in the National Rugby League for the Newcastle Knights, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, and the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. Background Seu Seu was born in Auckland, New Zealand. Playing career Seu Seu made his first grade debut in 2007 for the Newcastle Knights against Canterbury at EnergyAustralia Stadium on 18 March, scoring one try in the match. Between 2008 and 2009 he played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. He joined Manly in 2010. In 2012 Seu Seu played for the Cessnock Goannas in the Newcastle Rugby League competition. Representative career Seu Seu was a part of the Samoa squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. In 2009 he was named as part of the Samoan side for the Pacific Cup The Pacific Cup was a rugby league football competition for national teams from the Pacific region. Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Establishments In Australia
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Rugby Clubs Established In 1955
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Pasami Saulo
Pasami Saulo (born 1 August 1998) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. Background Saulo was born in Belmont, New South Wales, Australia. He played his junior rugby league for Fairfield United and the Maitland Pickers, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights. He is of Samoan and Māori descent. Playing career Early years In July 2016, Saulo played for the Australian Schoolboys. From 2016 to 2017, he played for the Newcastle Knights' National Youth Competition team. In November 2017, he re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract until the end of 2020. 2018 In 2018, Saulo played some games for Newcastle in the new Jersey Flegg Cup competition, but mostly appeared in their Intrust Super Premiership NSW side. In round 22 of the 2018 NRL season, Saulo became the 300th player to play NRL for the Newcastle club, after making his debut ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Morgan (rugby League)
Jim Morgan ( 13 June 1943 - 19 October 2005) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and later the Eastern Suburbs Roosters, and also represented Australia. Morgan was born in Maitland, New South Wales, Maitland, New South Wales on 13 June 1943., Morgan first came to prominence as a rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ... footballer in 1964 when playing for a representative Newcastle rugby league team, Newcastle team that defeated premiers St. George Dragons, St. George on their way to winning that year's State Cup. The following year he was signed with South Sydney to play in the Sydney Premiership. In his first season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Australia National Rugby League Team Players
There have been over 830 rugby league footballers who have been selected to represent Australia since the nation first started playing international matches in 1908. The Australian Rugby League administered the team and maintained the Australian national rugby league team or "The Kangaroos" players register, assigning each player an individual Cap (sport), cap number until 2012 when this was taken over by the Australian Rugby League Commission. The first Kangaroo was Arthur Hennessey, as he was the original captain of the side. The rest were added in alphabetical order, then in order of selection. Inclusion in the Kangaroos register denotes a player's selection for a Kangaroos squad and does not necessarily mean an actual full international appearance was made. The year selected represents the first year in which they were called up for international duties and the appearances represent full international matches. New Zealand players who were selected to play for 'Australasian' r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brock Lamb
Brock Lamb (born 22 January 1997) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Maitland Pickers in the Newcastle Rugby League. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights and the Sydney Roosters in the NRL, and for the London Broncos in the Betfred Super League. Background Lamb was born in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. He played his junior rugby league for the West Maitland Reddogs, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights. Playing career Early career From 2014 to 2016, Lamb played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team. In November and December 2014, he played for the Australian Schoolboys. On 21 January 2015, he signed a 3-year contract with the Knights until the end of the 2017 season. 2016 In round 9 of the 2016 NRL season, Lamb made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Sydney Roosters. In September, he extended his contract with the Knights from the end of 2017 to the end of 2018. He finished his debut yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sione Tovo
Sione Na'a Pangai Tovo (born 19 July 1988) is a former Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Mascot Juniors RLFC in the A Grade South Sydney Juniors Rugby League . He previously played for the Thirlmere Roosters in the Grade 6 competition, Auburn Warriors in the Bundaberg Red Cup and the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. Playing career Born in Mascot, New South Wales, Tovo played his junior football for the Mascot Jets before being signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs. He played for the South Sydney Harold Matthews Cup, S. G. Ball Cup and Jersey Flegg Cup teams before being signed by the Newcastle Knights. Tovo played for Newcastle's NYC team in 2008 and 2009 before moving on to the clubs NSW Cup reserve-grade team in 2010. In Round 23 of the 2009 NRL season, Tovo made his NRL for the Newcastle club against the Melbourne Storm. Tovo played from the bench in the clubs 26–14 victory at Marathon Stadium. At the end of the 2010 NRL season, Tovo was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Taufua
Mark Larry Taufua, also known by the nicknames of "Fu", or "Taff", is a Samoan former rugby league footballer who played as a and . He played for the Newcastle Knights and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL. Background He was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia and is of Samoan descent. His younger brother Larry Jnr, played for the Newcastle Knights in the Jersey Flegg Cup in 2006 and 2007. Playing career After playing junior rugby league in Maitland Pickers for the Woodberry Warriors, Taufua switched to rugby union, playing for the Waratahs in the Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union competition. He was a Newcastle and NSW Country rugby union representative when in 2006 Brian Smith, the Knights coach at that time discovered him. After debuting in the NRL midway through 2007, at 25, Taufua continued to improve. In 2008, a Newcastle Herald article nicknamed him "The Samoan stealth bomber" after "teeth-rattling tackles and bone-jarring charges" against the Melbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Stig
Ryan Stig (born 7 November 1989) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer. He plays for the Limoux Grizzlies in the Elite One Championship as a and . He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. Background Born in Macksville, New South Wales, Stig played his junior football for the Morpeth Bulls and Nambucca Heads while attending St Philips Christian College, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights. Playing career In 2007, Stig played for the Australian Schoolboys. In 2008 and 2009, Stig played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team. In 2010, Stig joined the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup. He was injured one game before the Grand Final. In 2011, Stig returned to the Newcastle club signing a one-year contract. In Round 15 of the 2011 NRL season, Stig made his NRL debut for the Newcastle side against the Penrith Panthers after training with the team as 18th man all week. On 4 August 2011, Stig re-signed with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Stanmore (rugby League)
Frank Stanmore (1929–2005) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative , he played club football in Sydney's NSWRFL for Western Suburbs, winning the 1948 Premiership with them. Stanmore also played in the Newcastle Rugby League and was inducted into the Hunter Region Sporting Hall of Fame. Stanmore, who played representative rugby league as a 17-year-old five-eighth for Coalfields against Newcastle in 1947, moved from Cessnock to Sydney's Western Suburbs club. During his first season of NSWRFL Premiership first grade in 1948, he earned selection for Sydney and New South Wales. Also that year he played in Wests' grand final victory over Balmain. At the start of the following season he was at the centre of a dispute between the Cessnock and Western Suburbs clubs. Remaining with Wests, that year he was selected to go on the Australian national team's tour o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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