John Skandalis is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.
Matthew Utai is a professional rugby league footballer who last played as a winger for the Auburn Warriors in the Ron Massey Cup. A New Zealand and Samoa international representative, he previously played for the Wests Tigers and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, with whom he won the 2004 NRL premiership.
Cameron Ciraldo is an Australian professional rugby league coach and former player who is the head coach of the Italian national team and an assistant coach of the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League.
Pat Richards is a former professional rugby league footballer. An Ireland international winger, he played in the National Rugby League for Sydney clubs the Parramatta Eels and the Wests Tigers, with whom he won the 2005 NRL Premiership, and the Wigan Warriors and the Catalans Dragons in the Super League, winning the 2010 and 2013 Super League Grand Finals with the former. While in Super League, Richards won the Man of Steel award in 2010 and is the highest overseas points-scorer in the competition's history.
Shannon Jay McDonnell is a former Ireland international rugby league footballer who last played for St Helens in the Super League. He had previously played for National Rugby League clubs the Wests Tigers and the Newcastle Knights, and in the Super League for Hull Kingston Rovers and Hull FC. He primarily played as a fullback and as a wing.
Anthony Minichiello is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who captained the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League, and retired having set records for most games and most tries in the club's history. An Australia and Italy international as well as a New South Wales State of Origin representative wing turned fullback, he played his entire career with the Roosters, with whom he won the 2002 and 2013 NRL Premierships, before retiring at the conclusion of the club's 2014 campaign. Minichiello also won the Golden Boot Award for international player of the year in 2005, and is the brother of fellow Italian international, Mark Minichiello.
Josh Hannay is an Australian professional rugby league coach who is the interim head coach of the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL and a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a centre in the 1990s and 2000s.
Markus Antonio "Mark" Minichiello is an Italy international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward.
Moutoa Lance "Rangi" Chase is a rugby league footballer who plays for the Rochdale Hornets in RFL League 1.
Vitaliano "Vic" Mauro is a former Italy international rugby league footballer who played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League and the Salford City Reds in the Super League. He played in the second-row and can also play as a prop.
Rodney Griffin is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop, second-row and lock forward for the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup. He is a Papua New Guinean international.
This article contains information on rugby league events played in 2009. The season commenced with a friendly match between Super League clubs Leeds Rhinos and Salford City Reds in the United States in January, and concluded with the Scottish tour of South Africa in December.
Joel Romelo is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer who previously played for the Penrith Panthers, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Melbourne Storm in the NRL. He primarily played at hooker but could fill in at five-eighth and halfback. Romelo is of Indigenous Australian and Italian descent.
Ben Murdoch-Masila is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop, second-row and lock for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL.
Mahe Fonua is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre or winger for Hull F.C. in the Betfred Super League.
Brenden Santi is an Italy international rugby league footballer who plays as a loose forward for Keighley Cougars in League 1. He previously played for the Wests Tigers.
Eloni Vunakece is a former Fiji international rugby league footballer who played as a prop for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL. He also played for Toulouse Olympique in the French Elite One Championship.
David Fifita is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League.
Nathan Milone is an Italy international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Wentworthville Magpies in the Intrust Super Premiership.
Henry Raiwalui is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays for the Wentworthville Magpies in the Ron Massey Cup. He plays as a Halfback.
