Michael Giorgas

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Michael Giorgas
Personal information
Born Australia
Playing information
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Logan City
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1998–2000 Russia 10000
2003 Greece [1] 10000
Source: [2]

Michael Giorgas is an Australian-born Russian rugby league footballer who represented Russia in the 2000 World Cup. He was named on the bench in Russia's 4-110 loss to Australia. [2]

Career

In the Australian championship, he is known for his performance for the Logan City club. He opted for representing Russia at international level due to his Russian heritage, [3] and in total, seven Australian players were included in the Russia national team. [4] He took part at the qualifiers for the 2000 World Cup and played only the match during the finals. [5] He also represented Greece in 2003. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Michael Giorgas – Playing Career – RLP". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Group 1 | The Guardian | guardian.co.uk". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Born in the Crucible of War" , Chapaev and His Comrades, Academic Studies Press, pp. 34–64, doi:10.2307/j.ctt1zxsk2m.4 , retrieved 27 August 2021
  5. ↑ "Michael Goirgas – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 27 August 2021.


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