Craig Weston

Craig Weston

Personal information
Full name	Craig Weston
Born	(1973-12-20) 20 December 1973 (age 50)
Playing information
Position	Wing, Centre, Five-eighth
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1992–93 Gold Coast 31 6 20 0 64 1994 Eastern Suburbs 8 0 15 0 30 1995–96 South Queensland 14 6 1 0 26 1997–99 Huddersfield 77 36 75 0 294 2000–01 Doncaster 51 32 73 2 276 2001–04 Widnes Vikings 44 9 46 2 130 2004 Leigh Centurions 4 0 0 0 0 Total 229 89 230 4 820
Source: [1]

Craig Weston (born 20 December 1973) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Gold Coast Seagulls, the Eastern Suburbs Roosters and the South Queensland Crushers. He then moved to England, where he played for the Huddersfield Giants, Doncaster and the Widnes Vikings.[2]

Playing career

A promising junior footballer who represented the Australian Schoolboys in 1991, Weston was a talented utility and played a number of positions including wing, centre or five-eighth. Amongst his best achievements in the New South Wales Rugby League was twice scoring 16 points in a game (on both occasions from two tries and four goals) whilst playing for the Gold Coast Seagulls.

After leaving the Seagulls for unsuccessful stints at the Eastern Suburbs Roosters and South Queensland Crushers, Weston moved to England to further his playing career in the late 1990s and later joined the Widnes Vikings in 2001, helping the team to win promotion to the Super League. He was released by the club before the start of the 2003 season so he could return home to Australia due to a family illness.[3] He re-joined the club for one final season in 2004.

Statistics

Appearances and points by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division	Appearances	Tries	Goals	Field goals	Points
Gold Coast Seagulls	1992[4]	NSW Rugby League	9	2	14	0	36
	1993[4]		22	4	6	0	28
	Total		31	6	20	0	64
Eastern Suburbs	1994[4]	NSW Rugby League	8	0	15	0	30
	Total		8	0	15	0	30
South Queensland Crushers	1995[4]	Australian Rugby League	4	1	0	0	4
	1996[4]		10	5	1	0	22
	Total		14	6	1	0	26
Huddersfield Giants	1997[5]	RFL Division One	28	18	60	0	192
	1998[4]	Super League	20	5	8	0	36
	1999[4]		29	13	7	0	66
	Total		77	36	75	0	294
Doncaster Dragons	2000[6]	Northern Ford Premiership	33	26	62	2	230
	2001[6]		18	6	11	0	46
	Total		51	32	73	2	276
Widnes Vikings	2001[7]	Northern Ford Premiership	12	7	45	0	118
	2002[4]	Super League	24	2	1	2	12
	2004[4]		8	0	0	0	0
	Total		44	9	46	2	130
Career total			225	89	230	4	820

References

1. RLP
2. "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
3. "Vikings release Weston". BBC Sport. 27 January 2003. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
4. "Craig Weston". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
5. Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David (1998). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1998. London: Headline. ISBN 978-0747276838.
6. "Player Statistics". Doncaster RLFC Statistics and Results. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
7. "Player Directory". rugby.widnes.tv. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

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