Luke Davico
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| Born | 16 May 1973 Gosford, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luke Davico (born 16 May 1973) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of Italian descent.[2] He previously played for the Canberra Raiders (where he was named the club's rookie of the year in 1995) and the Newcastle Knights.
Background
[edit]Davico was born in Gosford, New South Wales.
Playing career
[edit]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 the 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.[3]
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.[4] Following seventeen appearances from the bench in 2006 and only one in 2007, Davico retired mid-season.[5]
References
[edit]- 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.
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ "Luke Davico – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
- ^ Damir Govorcin (30 July 2006). "Curtain-raiser proposal for rugby league minnows". The Catholic Weekly (Australia). Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ "Davico injury fear for Warriors". BBC. 25 January 2005. Retrieved 9 May 2008.
- ^ "Davico joins the Knights". ABC News. 1 July 2005. Retrieved 9 May 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "OFFICIAL DEBUT NUMBERS". Newcastle Knights.