Jason Chan (rugby league)

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Jason Chan
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Personal information
Born (1984-01-26) 26 January 1984 (age 40)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Weight103 kg (16 st 3 lb) [1]
Position Second-row, Prop, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2009–11 Celtic Crusaders 75150060
2012–14 Huddersfield Giants 63110044
2014(loan)Hull Kingston Rovers 630012
Total1442900116
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2008–13 Papua New Guinea 82008
Source: [2] [3] [4]

Jason Chan (born 26 January 1984) is a former Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer who played for the Celtic Crusaders, the Huddersfield Giants and the Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League, primarily as a second-row, but also as a centre or prop.

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Background

He was born in Sydney, Australia.

He is of Chinese descent. [5]

Early career

Chan played junior football for the Windsor Wolves in the Jim Beam Cup. His 16 tries and 64 goals helped the Wolves to win the 2008 title. [6]

Super League career

Chan joined the Crusaders in 2009 as they embarked on their first Super League season. Chan played 23 games for Crusaders that season, including all three of their wins. In 2010, Chan maintained his position in first team, earning the number 12 jumper. Following the demise of the Crusaders, Chan joined the Huddersfield Giants, starting in 2012. [7]

Chan spent part of the 2014 season on loan at Hull Kingston Rovers. He returned to Australia at the end of the season. [8]

Representative career

In the lead up to the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, Chan was named to the Papua New Guinea training squad [9] and subsequently was named to the final World Cup squad. [10] He played in all three of Papua New Guinea's matches during the World Cup, scoring a single try for the Kumuls in their loss against England. [11]

Chan was named as part of the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2009 Pacific Cup. [12] Chan played in both games for PNG, scoring a try in the first round against Tonga.

He played for Papua New Guinea in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.

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