Craig Menkins

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Craig Menkins
Personal information
Born(1970-07-06)6 July 1970
Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Died5 July 2023(2023-07-05) (aged 52)
Playing information
Position Prop, Hooker
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1993 Western Suburbs 50000
1995 North Queensland 40000
1997 Paris Saint-Germain
Total90000
Source: [1]

Craig Menkins (6 July 1970- 5 July 2023) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. Primarily a prop, Menkins was a foundation player for the North Queensland Cowboys.

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Playing career

Originally from Maitland, New South Wales, Menkins made his first grade debut for the Western Suburbs Magpies in Round 13 of the 1993 NSWRL season. He would play five games in his lone season at the club.

He then played for Mackay in the Foley Shield before joining the North Queensland Cowboys in 1995, playing four games in the club's inaugural season. [2] In Round 8 of the 1995 season, he came off the bench in the club's first win against the Western Suburbs Magpies.

In 1997, he played for Paris Saint-Germain in the Super League II season.

Post-playing career

Following his retirement, Menkins coached the Mornabah Miners and Wests Tigers Mackay.

His death was announced on 7 Jul 2023 after a long illness [3]

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References

  1. "Craig Menkins - Playing Career - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "None".
  3. "Vale Craig Menkins". North Queensland Cowboys. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.