| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Craig Stapleton | |
| Date of birth | 31 August 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. 88 m) | |
| Weight | 17 st 5 lbs (110 kg) | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Prop | |
| Current club | Salford City Reds | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Penshurst RSL | ||
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1998 2001–2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008– |
St. George Dragons St. George Illawarra Dragons Parramatta Eels Leigh Centurions Penrith Panthers Cronulla Sharks Salford City Reds |
6 (4) 30 (8) 23 (4) 28 (16) 24 (4) 24 (0) 0 (0) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Craig Stapleton (born 31 August 1978 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a professional Australian rugby league player for the Salford City Reds in the Super League [1]. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games Salford City Reds is a professional Rugby league club based in Salford in Greater Manchester, England. Stapleton formerly played for St. George and St. George Illawarra, Parramatta Eels, Penrith Panthers and Cronulla Sharks in the Australian National Rugby League (NRL) competition as well as Leigh Centurions in Super League. The St George Dragons were a team in the National Rugby League competition in Australia The St George Illawarra Dragons are an Australian professional Rugby league football team The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional Rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Penrith Panthers is an Australian professional Rugby league football team The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla New South Wales in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney Leigh Centurions are a semi-professional Rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. Stapleton primarily plays at prop. A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench
A journeyman forward, Stapleton has played for seven clubs in ten years.
Career highlights
- First Grade Debut: 1998 - Round 11, St. George vs Gold Coast Chargers at Gold Coast Stadium, 23 May
Footnotes
- ^ "Salford sign Stapleton for 2008", BBC Sport, 2007-08-13. Gold Coast were a Rugby league team which played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership from 1988 to 1994, the Australian Rugby The name Gold Coast Stadium may refer to Carrara Stadium, an oval ground in the suburb of Carrara Skilled Park, a rectangular Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Retrieved on 2007-11-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran