Tony Caine

Tony Caine
Personal information
Full name	Tony Caine
Born	15 October 1986 (age 38); Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	74 kg (11 st 9 lb; 163 lb)
Position	bench/Hooker
Club
Representative
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Relatives	Jess Caine (brother); Joel Caine (brother)

Last updated December 30, 2024

Tony Caine (born 15 October 1986), is an Australian former rugby league football player. He played in just 16 games in the National Rugby League in 2006, 2007 and 2009 for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and St George Illawarra Dragons. He is the younger brother of fellow NRL player, Joel Caine.

Playing career

Caine began playing rugby league for the Gymea Gorillas before moving to De La Salle Caringbah. He attended Endeavour Sports High School where he played rugby league in the Arrive Alive Cup. He was signed by the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. In 2006, he began the season in the Sharks premier league side where he scored eleven tries. Caine was called up to the Shark's NRL premiership side on the bench in round twelve against the New Zealand Warriors. Caine attempted a kick in play which was charged down by Warriors prop Steve Price and Caine sustained a severe knee injury.^[2] Caine signed with the Dragons for the 2007 and 2008 seasons but, after playing in just nine games, the club released him in 2008 when he quit to rest for his troublesome knee.^[3] In 2009 he returned to the NRL, signing with his original club the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.^[4] After playing in just 6 more games for a total of just 16 NRL games, Caine retired due to complications with his knee injury.

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References

↑ "Tony Caine – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
↑ David Riccio (23 June 2006). "Danny lifts shattered Caine". The Sunday Mail.
↑ "Injury-prone Caine quits Dragons". Fox Sports. 15 March 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2008.
↑ "Raiders up and running". Courier Mail. 24 January 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2009.

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[1] "Tony Caine – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.

[2] David Riccio (23 June 2006). "Danny lifts shattered Caine". The Sunday Mail.

[Injury-prone_Caine_quits_Dragons-3] "Injury-prone Caine quits Dragons". Fox Sports. 15 March 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2008.

[Raiders_up_and_running-4] "Raiders up and running". Courier Mail. 24 January 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2009.

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