Jason Schirnack

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Jason Schirnack
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Schirnack in 2015
Personal information
Full nameJason Schirnack
Born (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 34)
Wellington, New Zealand
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Lock
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2010–11 Wests Tigers 31004
Source: [1] [2]
As of 30 January 2019

Jason Schirnack (born 27 July 1989) is a New Zealand rugby league player who plays for the Rockhampton Leagues Club Capras in the local Queensland competition. He plays in the second-row. He is the brother of Alan Schirnack.

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Playing career

Schirnack played his first football with Te Aroha Eels before becoming a Newcastle Knights junior. [3]

Schirnack made his first-grade with the Wests Tigers in round 2 of the 2010 season. It was his only appearance for the season, partly due to a lengthy injury. [3] Returning to the NSW Cup with Balmain Ryde-Eastwood, Schirnack was involved in an incident where a piece of his ear was bitten off during a scuffle with an opposing player. [4]

Near the start of the 2011 season, Schirnack made another 2 appearances from the bench, which were to be his last for the Wests Tigers club. He signed with the North Queensland Cowboys in October 2011, and played for their feeder team the Mackay Cutters in 2012. [5]

In 2013, Schirnack played for the Mackay Cutters in the Queensland Cup and was a member of the side which won the QLD Cup that season.

In 2015, Schirnack signed with the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs to play in their NSW Cup side.

In 2017, Schirnack played for Newtown in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW competition.

In 2018, Schirnack signed for the Rockhampton Leagues Club Capras. [6]

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References

  1. League Central
  2. RLP
  3. 1 2 "Jason Schirnack". Weststigers.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  4. Brad Walter (25 August 2010). "Ear-biting Bear to receive lengthy ban to chew over". Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  5. "David Milne Signs with Cutters - Queensland Rugby League". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  6. "Ex-Cutter teams up with coach Kim Williams again". www.themorningbulletin.com.au.