Pat Weisner

Pat Weisner

Personal information
Full name	Patrick Weisner
Born	(1982-03-17) 17 March 1982 (age 42) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Hooker, Stand-off, Scrum-half, Loose forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2003–04 Leigh Centurions 30 22 47 6 188 2004–06 Halifax 52 34 80 10 306 2006 Harlequins RL 19 7 0 0 28 2007 Hull Kingston Rovers 20 7 14 3 59 2008 Barrow Raiders 20 15 50 4 164 Total 141 85 191 23 745 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2004 Ireland 3 2 12 4 36
Coaching information
Representative Years Team Gms W D L W% 2016–19 Niue 7 6 0 1 86
As of 10 September 2024

Patrick Weisner (born 17 March 1982) is a professional rugby league coach and a former professional rugby league footballer who played for Ireland at international level.

Background

Weisner was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Playing career

A junior for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Weisner played in their 2000 Jersey Flegg Cup team alongside Braith Anasta and Roy Asotasi. ^[1] He was a part of three consecutive Grand Final wins for The Bulldogs in 1999, 2000 and 2001 in Jersey Flegg Cup and NSW Cup competitions.

In England, Weisner played for the Leigh Centurions, Halifax, Harlequins RL, Barrow Raiders and Hull Kingston Rovers. ^[2]

In 2005 he was named in The Championships dream team of the year as Loose forward. In 2005 he was Halifax's youngest ever captain.

He also represented Ireland, kicking 3 drop goals on début vs Wales in a Man of the Match performance. He played in three matches at the 2004 European Nations Cup including the European Nations Cup Final vs England at Warrington.

Weisner later played for the Blacktown Workers, captaining their Ron Massey Cup side. ^[3]

Coaching career

In 2015 Weisner was appointed as the Blacktown Workers's football director and co-coach of the Ron Massey Cup side. ^[4] The club entered a team into the 2017 Intrust Super Premiership NSW in partnership with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, and Weisner was appointed as coach. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]} In 2018 he was appointed Head Coach of the Asquith Magpies Ron Massey Cup team.

On 27 October 2018 he coached Niue in their 32–36 defeat to Italy staged in Sydney a week after guiding NIUE to the Emerging Nations World Cup Final.

In 2021 he was appointed assistant coach and head of recruitment at the North Sydney Bears NSW Cup team. In November 2023 after Jason Taylor left to become assistant head coach at Canterbury, Weisner was appointed as the new head coach at the North Sydney Club. ^[9]

On 22 August 2024, Weisner was deregistered by the NSWRL until 1 January 2026. After Weisner's ban ends he would then need to re-apply for his coaching registration. ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. "The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales on August 18, 2000 · Page 37". 18 August 2000.
2. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Pat Weisner – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". rugbyleagueproject.org.
3. "Asquith's winning streak ends". 19 June 2014.
4. "Workers have a job to do". 10 March 2015.
5. McMurtry, Andrew (20 March 2017). "Magpies swoop Sea Eagles – Pictures" . Retrieved 6 July 2017.
6. McMurtry, Andrew (26 June 2017). "Doing the hard yards" . Retrieved 6 July 2017.
7. McMurtry, Andrew (7 June 2017). "Sea Eagles trust in Hales" . Retrieved 6 July 2017.
8. McMurtry, Andrew (19 June 2017). "Sea Eagles romp to big Intrust win" . Retrieved 6 July 2017.
9. "North Sydney Bears find replacement for Jason Taylor". www.zerotackle.com. 23 October 2023.
10. "Deregistered Bears coach's ban handed down after betting scandal". www.foxsports.com.au.
11. "Former Super League and Championship halfback involved in betting scandal". www.totalrl.com.

External links

• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• (archived by web.archive.org) Barrow Raiders profile
• (archived by web.archive.org) Official Player Profile
• (archived by web.archive.org) rleague.com stats