Craig Priestly

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Craig Priestly
Personal information
Born (1987-01-08) 8 January 1987 (age 37)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight80 kg (12 st 8 lb)
Playing information
Position Halfback, Hooker
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2013–13 Southampton Dragons
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2013 United States 1031542
Coaching information
Club
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
2013 Southampton Dragons 0000
Source: [1]

Craig Priestly is an Australian rugby league footballer who represented United States in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.

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Background

Priestly was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is currently a Real Estate Agent in Maine, USA.

Playing career

Priestly played 46 games for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup. [2] He currently plays for the Southampton Dragons in the AMNRL.

In 2013, Priestly was named in the United States squad for the World Cup. [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. Craig Priestley rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. Craig Priestly - 593 redcliffedolphins.com
  3. 24-man squads for all RLWC2013 nations announced [usurped] rlwc2013.com, 9 October 2013
  4. "USA Tomahawks team to face France tonight includes former Wolves player". Warrington Guardian.
  5. "Craig Priestley - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project".