Luke Davico
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 16 May 1973 Gosford, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||
| Weight | 109 kg (240 lb; 17 st 2 lb) | |||||
| Position | Prop | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1994–2004 | Canberra Raiders | 176 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| 2006–2007 | Newcastle Knights | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 194 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 74 | |
| Source: Yesterday's Hero | ||||||
Luke Davico (born 16 May 1973 in Gosford, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league player of Italian descent.[1] He previously played for the Canberra Raiders (where he was named the club's rookie of the year in 1995) and the Newcastle Knights.
Davico made his first-grade debut two days before his 21st birthday in round ten of the 1994 season. He started from the bench in a match against St. George Dragons.
After eleven seasons with the Canberra Raiders, Davico signed a contract with English Super League club, Wigan Warriors. A torn pectoral muscle during a match in August, 2004, prematurely ended his time with the Canberra club. Davico then re-injured the muscle five minutes into a pre-season match for Wigan in January, 2005.[2]
Davico returned to Australia without having played a first-grade game for Wigan. In 2006, Davico signed a two-year contract with the Newcastle Knights.[3] Following seventeen appearances from the bench in 2006 and only one in 2007, Davico retired mid-season.
[edit] References
- Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Damir Govorcin (30 July 2006). "Curtain-raiser proposal for rugby league minnows". The Catholic Weekly (Australia). http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/article.php?classID=3&subclassID=27&articleID=2167&class=Features&subclass=Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ "Davico injury fear for Warriors". BBC.co.uk. 2005-01-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/super_league/wigan/4207699.stm. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
- ^ "Davico joins the Knights". ABC News. 2005-07-01. http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200507/s1405176.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-09.[dead link]
