Craig Weston

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Craig Weston
Personal information
Full nameCraig Weston
Born (1973-12-20) 20 December 1973 (age 50)
Playing information
Position Wing, Centre, Five-eighth
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1992–93 Gold Coast 31620064
1994 Eastern Suburbs 8015030
1995–96 South Queensland 1461026
1997–99 Huddersfield 7736750294
2000–01 Doncaster 5132732276
2001–04 Widnes Vikings 449462130
2004 Leigh Centurions 40000
Total229892304820
Source: [1]

Craig Weston (born 20 December 1973) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Gold Coast Seagulls, the Eastern Suburbs Roosters and the South Queensland Crushers. He then moved to England, where he played for the Huddersfield Giants, Doncaster and the Widnes Vikings. [2]

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Playing career

A promising junior footballer who represented the Australian Schoolboys in 1991, Weston was a talented utility and played a number of positions including wing , centre or five-eighth. Amongst his best achievements in the New South Wales Rugby League was twice scoring 16 points in a game (on both occasions from two tries and four goals) whilst playing for the Gold Coast Seagulls.

After leaving the Seagulls for unsuccessful stints at the Eastern Suburbs Roosters and South Queensland Crushers, Weston moved to England to further his playing career in the late 1990s and later joined the Widnes Vikings in 2001, helping the team to win promotion to the Super League. He was released by the club before the start of the 2003 season so he could return home to Australia due to a family illness. [3] He re-joined the club for one final season in 2004.

Statistics

Appearances and points by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionAppearancesTriesGoalsField goalsPoints
Gold Coast Seagulls 1992 [4] NSW Rugby League 9214036
1993 [4] 2246028
Total31620064
Eastern Suburbs 1994 [4] NSW Rugby League 8015030
Total8015030
South Queensland Crushers 1995 [4] Australian Rugby League 41004
1996 [4] 1051022
Total1461026
Huddersfield Giants 1997 [5] RFL Division One 2818600192
1998 [4] Super League 2058036
1999 [4] 29137066
Total7736750294
Doncaster Dragons 2000 [6] Northern Ford Premiership 3326622230
2001 [6] 18611046
Total5132732276
Widnes Vikings 2001 [7] Northern Ford Premiership 127450118
2002 [4] Super League 2421212
2004 [4] 80000
Total449462130
Career total225892304820

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References

  1. ↑ RLP
  2. ↑ "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Vikings release Weston". BBC Sport. 27 January 2003. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Craig Weston". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David (1998). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1998. London: Headline. ISBN   978-0747276838.
  6. 1 2 "Player Statistics". Doncaster RLFC Statistics and Results. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Player Directory". rugby.widnes.tv. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2017.


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