Craig Cygler
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| Born | Woree, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Craig Cygler, mistakenly named as Greg Figler in Russian-language sources (born circa 1973, in Woree[2]) is an Australian-born Russian former rugby league footballer, and currently, an entrepreneur and director of the fuel and energy company NQpetro.[3]
Junior Playing career[edit]
Craig began his career at the Kangaroos club, for which he played in 1983–1986 at junior level.[citation needed]
Senior Playing career[edit]
Cygler began his senior career playing for Cairns Brothers club in 1991 in the u18 division and made his A grade debut in 1992. He was part of the Cairns Brothers[4] premiership winning side of 2000 in the Cairns District Rugby League competition. He played with Cairns Brothers from 1991 to 2000., beating Kangaroos and scoring a goal.[5] From 1993 to 1995 he played for the Cairns Foley Shield team, and in 1996 made his debut for the Cairns Cyclones in the Queensland Cup.[6]
Representative Playing career[edit]
Cygler became one of seven Australian citizens who, thanks to his Russian heritage, received the right to play for the Russian national side at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.[7][8] For Russia, he played two matches in the tournament.[9][1]
After retirement[edit]
He is currently the director of the fuel and energy company NQpetro.[10]
Background[edit]
Cygler was born in Woree, Australia.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Craig Cygler (UKP 2011 LLP) – Director Profile – Endole". suite.endole.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "The Nqpetro Story from Inception to the Present". Nqpetro. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ Tuqiri breaks Russia's spirit The Independent, 30 October 2000
- ^ "2000 Craig Cygler Try ~ CDRL Grand Final ~ Cairns Brothers v Kangaroos" – via YouTube.
- ^ 1996 Queensland Cup round 7: 18, 19, 25, 26 May Archived 23 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com
- ^ "РЕГБИ• ЛАНКАСТЕР. Завтра в Бэрроу матчем с командой Фиджи сборная России дебютирует в группе сильнейших чемпионата мира по регби-13". sport-express.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "BBC SPORT | RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP 2000 | GROUP 1 | From Russia with Australians". BBC News. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Craig Cygler – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "NQPETRO SECURED AS PLATINUM PARTNER | Cairns Brothers Rugby League FC – Seniors". 14 March 2018. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2020.