Craig Weston

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Craig Weston
Personal information
Full nameCraig Weston
Born (1973-12-20) 20 December 1973 (age 50)
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1992–93 Gold Coast 31 6 20 0 64
1994 Eastern Suburbs 8 0 15 0 30
1995–96 South Queensland 14 6 1 0 26
1997–99 Huddersfield 77 36 75 0 294
2000–01 Doncaster 51 32 73 2 276
2001–04 Widnes Vikings 44 9 46 2 130
2004 Leigh Centurions 4 0 0 0 0
Total 229 89 230 4 820
Source: [1]

Craig Weston (born 20 December 1973) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Gold Coast Seagulls, the Eastern Suburbs Roosters and the South Queensland Crushers. He then moved to England, where he played for the Huddersfield Giants, Doncaster and the Widnes Vikings.[2]

Playing career

Weston was a talented utility and played a number of positions including wing, centre or five-eighth. Amongst Craig's best achievements was scoring 16-points from 2-tries and 4-goals on two occasions while playing for the Gold Coast Seagulls.

Weston joined the Widnes Vikings in 2001, helping the club win promotion to the Super League. He was released by the club before the start of the 2003 season so he could return home to Australia due to a family illness.[3] He re-joined the club for one season in 2004.

Statistics

Appearances and points by club, season and competition
Club Season Division Appearances Tries Goals Field goals Points
Gold Coast Seagulls 1992[4] NSW Rugby League 9 2 14 0 36
1993[4] 22 4 6 0 28
Total 31 6 20 0 64
Eastern Suburbs 1994[4] NSW Rugby League 8 0 15 0 30
Total 8 0 15 0 30
South Queensland Crushers 1995[4] Australian Rugby League 4 1 0 0 4
1996[4] 10 5 1 0 22
Total 14 6 1 0 26
Huddersfield Giants 1997[5] RFL Division One 28 18 60 0 192
1998[4] Super League 20 5 8 0 36
1999[4] 29 13 7 0 66
Total 77 36 75 0 294
Doncaster Dragons 2000[6] Northern Ford Premiership 33 26 62 2 230
2001[6] 18 6 11 0 46
Total 51 32 73 2 276
Widnes Vikings 2001[7] Northern Ford Premiership 12 7 45 0 118
2002[4] Super League 24 2 1 2 12
2004[4] 8 0 0 0 0
Total 44 9 46 2 130
Career total 225 89 230 4 820

References

  1. ^ RLP
  2. ^ "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters.
  3. ^ "Vikings release Weston". BBC Sport. 27 January 2003. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Craig Weston". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  5. ^ Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David (1998). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1998. London: Headline. ISBN 978-0747276838.
  6. ^ a b "Player Statistics". Doncaster RLFC Statistics and Results. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Player Directory". rugby.widnes.tv. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

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