Ron Giteau
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ron Giteau | |||||
| Born | 31 May 1955 | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | |||||
| Position | Centre | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1974–80 | Wests (Sydney) | 102 | 41 | 152 | 2 | 429 |
| 1981–82 | Eastern Suburbs | 46 | 11 | 141 | 2 | 319 |
| 1983–86 | Canberra Raiders | 78 | 14 | 234 | 3 | 527 |
| Total | 226 | 66 | 527 | 7 | 1275 | |
| Source: NRL Stats | ||||||
Ron Giteau (born 31 May 1955[1]) is an Australian former professional rugby league player. A prolific point-scoring centre, he was captain of the Canberra Raiders team in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership. Giteau also played for the Western Suburbs Magpies and Eastern Suburbs.
He was a Wests junior graded from the Enfield Federals junior club in 1974. [2]
Ron Giteau is the father of current Australian rugby union player, Matt Giteau[3] and Australia women's dual-code rugby international Kristy Giteau.
Sources
- Gary Lester (editor) (1983). The Sun Book of Rugby League - 1983. Sydney, New South Wales: John Fairfax Marketing. p. 16. ISBN 0-909558-83-3.
- Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. p. 195. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.
References
- ↑ Gary Lester (editor) (1983). The Sun Book of Rugby League - 1983. Sydney, New South Wales: John Fairfax Marketing. p. 16. ISBN 0-909558-83-3.
- ↑ Ed T (2012-05-31). "Happy Birthday this week...". Wests Magpies. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
- ↑ Wayne Smith (2007-05-26). "Million dollar baby". The Australian. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Allan McMahon |
Canberra Raiders captain 1984-85 |
Succeeded by Dean Lance |
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