George Carmont

George Carmont

Personal information
Born	(1978-06-30) 30 June 1978 (age 46) Auckland, New Zealand
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	91 kg (14 st 5 lb) [1]
Playing information
Position	Centre, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2004–07 Newcastle Knights 83 33 0 0 132 2008–12 Wigan Warriors 153 79 0 0 270 Total 236 112 0 0 402 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2006–10 Samoa 10 6 0 0 24 2011 Exiles 1 1 0 0 4
Source: [2] [3] As of 4 October 2009

George Carmont (born 30 June 1978), also known by the nickname of "Chicken George" or "Gorgeous George", ^[4] is a former Samoa international rugby league footballer who played as a centre for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League (NRL) and the Wigan Warriors in the Super League.

Early life

Carmont was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He was educated at De La Salle College, Mangere East.

Club career

Youth career

Carmont's junior club was the Otahuhu Leopards in the Auckland Rugby League competition. ^[5]

Newcastle Knights

Carmont made his professional rugby league début for the Newcastle Knights, against the Melbourne Storm on 11 March 2004. He appeared in 83 games and scored 33 tries along with becoming a popular player with the fans.

Wigan Warriors

On 27 November 2007, it was announced that Carmont had signed a two-year deal with Super League club Wigan. ^[6] Carmont was named in the Super League Dream Team for 2008's Super League XIII. ^[7]

He played in the 2010 Super League Grand Final victory over St. Helens at Old Trafford. ^[8]

Carmont played for the Wigan Warriors in the 2011 World Club Challenge against 2010 NRL premiers, the St. George Illawarra Dragons, and scored two tries, but it was not enough to gain his side the victory.

2011's Super League XVI for Wigan Warriors started with a Magic Weekend match against St Helens, in which Carmont scored one try. ^[9] He followed this up with another try against the Bradford Bulls in Round 2 late in the match. ^[10] His next score was made in a loss against the Catalans Dragons in Round 8, before touching down a week later against the Hull Kingston Rovers in Round 9. ^{[11] [12]}

Carmont played as a centre in the 2011 Challenge Cup Final 28–18 victory over the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium. ^{[13] [14]}

International career

Carmont was selected in the Samoa squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. ^[15] He appeared in three matches for Samoa and scored two tries. He is eligible for the United States national rugby league team through his American Samoan descent. ^[16]

Carmont was selected for the Exiles squad for the Rugby League International Origin Match against England at Headingley on 10 June 2011. ^[17]

On 3 November 2011 The annual RLIF Awards dinner was held at the Tower of London, and Carmont was named Samoa player of the year. ^[18]

Later years

Carmont trained briefly with the New Zealand Warriors in 2013, but ultimately did not join the team and retired. ^[4]

In 2015 Carmont joined the New Zealand Warriors as an assistant coach for the NSW Cup side. ^[19] He played one game for the team during the season, scoring a try in the match. ^[4] He again made a one-match comeback in 2016. ^[20]

George has now made a name for himself as a frequent visitor at Las Vegas 7s

Honours

Wigan Warriors

• Super League
  • Winners (1): 2010

• League Leaders' Shield
  • Winners (2): 2010, 2012
  • Runner-up (1): 2011

• Challenge Cup
  • Winners (1): 2011

• World Club Challenge
  • Runner-up (1): 2011

Individual

• Super League Dream Team
  • Winners (3): 2008, 2011, 2012
• Wigan Warriors Player of the Year
  • Winners (1): 2012

References

1. "Wigan Warriiors Player Profile George Carmont". Wiganwarriors.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
2. loverugbyleague
3. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "George Carmont - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
4. "NSW CUP ROUND #2 | Carmont's comeback - Warriors". Warriors.kiwi. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
5. "YOUR TEAM: Junior clubs in focus". Warriors. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
6. "Wigan sign Samoa centre Carmont". BBC Sport. 27 November 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2007.
7. "2008 engage Super League Dream Team". Super League. 15 September 2008. Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2008.
8. Wilson, Andy (2 October 2010). "Wigan turn St Helens into sinners with Super League Grand Final win". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
9. "St Helens 16-16 Wigan". 12 February 2011.
10. "Bradford 10-44 Wigan". BBC. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
11. "Warriors torched by Dragons". Sky Sports. 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 11 April 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
12. "Hull KR 16-28 Wigan". BBC. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
13. Scott, Ged (27 August 2011). "Leeds 18-28 Wigan". BBC Sport . Retrieved 21 November 2019.
14. Wilson, Andy (27 August 2011). "Leeds Rhinos 18-28 Wigan Warriors – Challenge Cup final match report". The Guardian . London.
15. "Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads". BBC. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
16. "Tomahawks V Kangaroos". Archived from the original on 9 September 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
17. "Warrington dominate Exiles picks for Origin fixture". bbc.co.uk. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
18. "Slater scoops player award". Sky Sports . 3 November 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
19. Long, David (26 October 2014). "Well-travelled Carmont joins Warriors reserves" – via Stuff.co.nz.
20. "Mounties Hold On". NSWRL.com.au. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

External links

• Wigan Warriors profile
• George Carmont Wigan Career Page Archived 26 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine on the Wigan RL Fansite.
• George Carmont Scoring Record