Craig Sweeny (rugby union)

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Craig Sweeny
Height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight110 kg (243 lb)
School Marist College Canberra
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1996 Brumbies 7 (5)

Craig Sweeny is an Australian former professional rugby union player. [1]

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Rugby career

A Marist College 1st XV player, Sweeny started out in top-grade rugby with the Tuggeranong Vikings, coached by former Wallaby Duncan Hall, and was an ACT Under-21s captain. [2]

Sweeny, a lock, competed for the Canberra Kookaburras in the Shute Shield and spent the 1996 Super 12 season with the ACT Brumbies, making seven appearances, after which he retired from rugby. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Sweeny out of match against Victoria on medical advice". The Canberra Times . 15 July 1994. p. 27. Retrieved 1 August 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Sweeny plans job on Kookaburra". The Canberra Times . 28 July 1990. p. 46. Retrieved 1 August 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Kookas' late surge comes good again". The Canberra Times . 21 May 1995. p. 18. Retrieved 1 August 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Contract and title beckon for Apps". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 October 1996.