Craig Cygler

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Craig Cygler
Personal information
Born Woree, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Position Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Cairns Brothers
Cairns
Cairns Cyclones
Total00000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2000 Russia 20000
Source: [1]

Craig Cygler, mistakenly named as Greg Figler in Russian-language sources (born circa 1973, in Woree [2] ) is an Australian-born Russian former rugby league footballer, and currently, an entrepreneur and director of the fuel and energy company NQpetro. [3]

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Junior Playing career

Craig began his career at the Kangaroos club, for which he played in 1983–1986 at junior level.[ citation needed ]

Senior Playing career

Cygler began his senior career playing for Cairns Brothers club in 1991 in the u18 division and made his A grade debut in 1992. He was part of the Cairns Brothers [4] premiership winning side of 2000 in the Cairns District Rugby League competition. He played with Cairns Brothers from 1991 to 2000., beating Kangaroos and scoring a goal. [5] From 1993 to 1995 he played for the Cairns Foley Shield team, and in 1996 made his debut for the Cairns Cyclones in the Queensland Cup. [6]

Representative Playing career

Cygler became one of seven Australian citizens who, thanks to his Russian heritage, received the right to play for the Russian national side at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup. [7] [8] For Russia, he played two matches in the tournament. [9] [1]

After retirement

He is currently the director of the fuel and energy company NQpetro. [10]

Background

Cygler was born in Woree, Australia.[ citation needed ]

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  2. "Craig Cygler (UKP 2011 LLP) – Director Profile – Endole". suite.endole.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. "The Nqpetro Story from Inception to the Present". Nqpetro. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. Tuqiri breaks Russia's spirit The Independent, 30 October 2000
  5. "2000 Craig Cygler Try ~ CDRL Grand Final ~ Cairns Brothers v Kangaroos" via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. 1996 Queensland Cup round 7: 18, 19, 25, 26 May Archived 23 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com
  7. "РЕГБИ• ЛАНКАСТЕР. Завтра в Бэрроу матчем с командой Фиджи сборная России дебютирует в группе сильнейших чемпионата мира по регби-13". sport-express.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  8. "BBC SPORT | RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP 2000 | GROUP 1 | From Russia with Australians". BBC News. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  9. "Craig Cygler – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  10. "NQPETRO SECURED AS PLATINUM PARTNER | Cairns Brothers Rugby League FC – Seniors". 14 March 2018. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2020.