Neville COSTIGAN [
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Tue March 15, 2011
Source: www.newcastleknights.com.auCoal & Allied Newcastle Knights Head Coach Rick Stone has named his team to travel to North Queensland to play the Cowboys at Dairy Farmers Stadium this Saturday night.
Captain Kurt Gidley has been named despite being one of three injury concerns for the Knights following their emphatic victory over the Penrith Panthers on Sunday afternoon. An MRI yesterday revealed that the 28 year old had been cleared of any major injury to his back.
Young fullback Shannon McDonnell is on standby for Gidley following a stand out performance for the Central Coast Centurions during their 40-18 victory over the Windsor Wolves in the NSW Cup.
Unfortunately key recruit Neville Costigan underwent surgery on a broken arm late yesterday and is expected to miss a period of up to 12 weeks.
Cameron Ciraldo is looking for a big game in his first appearance for the Knights this season.
"The boys had a great win down in Penrith on Sunday and we're looking forward to our trip to Townsville," Ciraldo said.
"It's disappointing that we have a few key players with injuries but I believe that we've got the team to do the job this weekend.
"The Cowboys also had a great game in round one but we're up for the challenge."
Hooker Isaac De Gois left the field prior to the end of the game with what has now been confirmed as a broken thumb. De Gois is likely to be unavailable for a period of three to four weeks but 2010 Player of the Year Matt Hilder will move into the number nine jersey.
1 Kurt Gidley [c]
2 James McManus
3 Junior Sau
4 Wes Naiqama
5 Akuila Uate
6 Beau Henry
7 Jarrod Mullen
8 Antonio Kaufusi
9 Matt Hilder
10 Evarn Tuimavave
11 Zeb Taia
12 Cameron Ciraldo
13 Chris Houston
14 Ben Rogers
15 Cory Paterson
16 Richie Fa'aoso
17 Dan Tolar
18 Joel Edwards
Sat June 26, 2010
Source: www.newcastleknights.com.auThe Coal & Allied Newcastle Knights have today confirmed another significant recruitment announcement with the signing of current Queensland State of Origin forward Neville Costigan until the end of the 2013 season.
Costigan, 25, will join the Knights at the end of this season once he has completed his current contract with the St George Illawarra Dragons.
Costigan has represented Papua New Guinea in the 2008 World Cup and has played five games for Queensland, along with 101 NRL games after debuting for the Brisbane Broncos in 2003, he then moved to the Canberra Raiders before rejoining Wayne Bennett at the Dragons.
The keen fisherman who grew up in tropical Mackay after being born in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, believes the Newcastle Knights is the perfect place to further his already distinguished rugby league career.
"Newcastle is a club I am excited about going to," Costigan said.
"I have now played 100 NRL games and would like to think that I can achieve the 200 game milestone at the Knights.
"I had other options but I like the town, the lifestyle it offers, their fanatical supporters and the fact I can play a part in the direction the club is heading over the next couple of years.
"I am also impressed with the coaching staff and other people associated with the Knights that I have met."
The family man credits Wayne Bennett, his former Broncos and current Dragons coach for the role he has played in not only his career, but his life as well.
Newcastle Knights Coach Rick Stone is excited about the latest signing and believes he will complement the 2011 playing roster nicely, especially with the impending arrival of fellow former Queensland origin forward Antonio Kaufusi within the next seven days.
"I have been monitoring Neville over the past couple of years and I'm very impressed with him both on and off the field, " said Stone.
"There is no doubt he is a competitor, who brings plenty of experience having been part of well credentialed and professional organisations from an early age.
"We were looking for some specific qualities in our recruitment policy and Nev ticked all the boxes we needed right across the park, it's great news for the club."
Costigan is expected to visit Newcastle in the near future, during which time a media opportunity with his new club will be provided.
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 2012 NRL Telstra Premiership
Newcastle Knights
10 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 1 [01 Mar 12] L 14-15 v Dragons (H). [LK]
[View] Round 2 [11 Mar 12] W 18-6 v Cronulla (A). [LK]
[View] Round 3 [16 Mar 12] L 10-24 v Brisbane (H). [LK]
[View] Round 4 [25 Mar 12] W 20-6 v Canterbury (A). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [30 Mar 12] L 22-34 v Melbourne (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 6 [08 Apr 12] W 14-6 v Parramatta (H). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [13 Apr 12] L 4-12 v Dragons (A). [LK]
[View] Round 8 [30 Apr 12] W 34-14 v Penrith (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 9 [06 May 12] L 6-24 v Roosters (A). [DH]
[View] Round 10 [12 May 12] L 12-32 v North Qld (H). [LK]
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2011 NRL Telstra Premiership
Newcastle Knights
15 games; 3 tries, 12 points.
[View] Round 1 [13 Mar 11] W 42-8 v Panthers (A). [SR]
[View] Round 10 [15 May 11] L 16-25 v Warriors (H). [SR]
[View] Round 11 [22 May 11] L 10-12 v Roosters (A). [SR]
[View] Round 12 [28 May 11] W 8-6 v Eels (H). [SR]
[View] Round 13 [06 Jun 11] L 16-17 v Wests Tigers (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 15 [18 Jun 11] W 16-12 v Panthers (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 16 [26 Jun 11] W 18-10 v Roosters (H). [SR]
[View] Round 19 [17 Jul 11] L 10-32 v Sea Eagles (H). [SR]
[View] Round 21 [31 Jul 11] W 50-20 v Titans (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [07 Aug 11] W 40-8 v Canberra (H). [SR]
[View] Round 23 [13 Aug 11] L 12-20 v Warriors (A). [SR]
[View] Round 24 [22 Aug 11] L 6-26 v Broncos (H). [SR]
[View] Round 25 [27 Aug 11] L 22-32 v Canterbury (A). [SR]
[View] Round 26 [02 Sep 11] W 40-24 v Rabbitohs (H). [SR]
[View] Finals Week 1 [11 Sep 11] L 8-18 v Melbourne. [SR]
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2010 State of Origin
Queensland Origin
3 games; [View] Origin [26 May 10] W 28-24 v NSW Origin (A). [BE]
[View] Origin [16 Jun 10] W 34-6 v NSW Origin (H). [BE]
[View] Origin [07 Jul 10] W 23-18 v NSW Origin (A). [BE]
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2010 NRL Telstra Premiership
St George Illawarra Dragons
19 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 6 [16 Apr 10] W 19-6 v Titans (A). [SR]
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 10] W 28-6 v Roosters (H). [SR]
[View] Round 8 [01 May 10] W 38-0 v Sharks (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 9 [08 May 10] L 6-24 v Sea Eagles (A). [SR]
[View] Round 10 [14 May 10] W 19-6 v Bulldogs (A). [SR]
[View] Round 12 [28 May 10] W 30-0 v Eels (H). [SR]
[View] Round 13 [06 Jun 10] W 22-20 v Warriors (A). [SR]
[View] Round 15 [20 Jun 10] W 22-4 v Sharks (A). [SR]
[View] Round 16 [25 Jun 10] W 34-10 v Tigers (H). [SR]
[View] Round 19 [16 Jul 10] W 16-13 v Rabbitohs (A). [SR]
[View] Round 20 [23 Jul 10] L 10-11 v Titans (H). [SR]
[View] Round 21 [01 Aug 10] L 6-10 v Broncos (A). [SR]
[View] Round 23 [16 Aug 10] W 32-10 v Sea Eagles (H). [PR]
[View] Round 24 [22 Aug 10] L 16-32 v Raiders (A). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [28 Aug 10] W 26-18 v Knights (A). [PR]
[View] Round 26 [05 Sep 10] W 38-24 v Rabbitohs (H). [PR]
[View] Finals Week 1 [12 Sep 10] W 28-0 v Sea Eagles. [PR]
[View] Finals Week 3 [25 Sep 10] W 13-12 v Wests Tigers. [PR]
[View] Grand Final [03 Oct 10] W 32-8 v Roosters. [PR]
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2009 State of Origin
Queensland Origin
1 games; [View] Origin [15 Jul 09] L 16-28 v NSW Origin (H). [BE]
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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
St George Illawarra Dragons
22 games; 3 tries, 12 points.
[View] Round 2 [21 Mar 09] W 16-10 v Titans (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 3 [29 Mar 09] W 10-6 v Sharks (H). [BE]
[View] Round 4 [03 Apr 09] W 25-12 v Broncos (A). [CT]
[View] Round 5 [10 Apr 09] W 22-8 v Eels (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 09] W 29-0 v Roosters (A). [BE]
[View] Round 8 [03 May 09] W 12-11 v Warriors (H). [BE]
[View] Round 9 [09 May 09] L 20-24 v Cowboys (A). [LK]
[View] Round 10 [15 May 09] W 20-18 v Bulldogs (H). [LK]
[View] Round 11 [23 May 09] W 26-4 v Sharks (A). [LK]
[View] Round 12 [29 May 09] W 38-10 v Panthers (H). [LK]
[View] Round 13 [08 Jun 09] L 24-28 v Titans (A). [LK]
[View] Round 14 [14 Jun 09] W 32-18 v Cowboys (H). [LK]
[View] Round 16 [26 Jun 09] W 21-10 v Tigers (A). [CT]
[View] Round 17 [03 Jul 09] W 34-12 v Roosters (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 20 [26 Jul 09] W 29-4 v Warriors (A). [LK]
[View] Round 21 [31 Jul 09] W 26-12 v Storm (H). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [07 Aug 09] W 25-6 v Panthers (A). [LK]
[View] Round 23 [15 Aug 09] L 12-24 v Raiders (A). [CT]
[View] Round 25 [29 Aug 09] L 6-41 v Rabbitohs (A). [LK]
[View] Round 26 [04 Sep 09] W 37-0 v Eels (H). [BE]
[View] Finals Week 1 [13 Sep 09] L 12-25 v Eels. [BE]
[View] Finals Week 2 [19 Sep 09] L 10-24 v Broncos. [BE]
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2008 World Cup
Papua New Guinea
3 games; [View] Pool A [25 Oct 08] L 22-32 v England. [SR]
[View] Pool A [01 Nov 08] L 6-48 v New Zealand. [SR]
[View] Pool A [09 Nov 08] L 6-46 v Australia. [SR]
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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
Canberra Raiders
9 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 1 [15 Mar 08] L 14-30 v Knights (A). [BE]
[View] Round 18 [13 Jul 08] W 19-12 v Dragons (A). [BE]
[View] Round 19 [20 Jul 08] W 34-12 v Roosters (H). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [10 Aug 08] W 74-12 v Panthers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [17 Aug 08] W 38-18 v Knights (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [24 Aug 08] W 40-25 v Rabbitohs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [30 Aug 08] L 10-22 v Cowboys (A). [BE]
[View] Round 26 [07 Sep 08] W 52-34 v Bulldogs (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week 1 [13 Sep 08] L 10-36 v Sharks (A). [BE]
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2007 State of Origin
Queensland Origin
2 games; [View] Origin [13 Jun 07] W 10-6 v NSW Origin (A). [BE]
[View] Origin [23 May 07] W 25-18 v NSW Origin (H). [BE]
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
Canberra Raiders
15 games; 3 tries, 12 points.
[View] Round 1 [17 Mar 07] L 6-32 v Sea Eagles (A). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [02 Apr 07] W 48-18 v Knights (H). [SR]
[View] Round 4 [07 Apr 07] L 6-38 v Eels (A). [SR]
[View] Round 5 [16 Apr 07] W 37-28 v Roosters (H). [SR]
[View] Round 7 [28 Apr 07] W 34-18 v Panthers (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t (65th)
[View] Round 9 [12 May 07] W 16-10 v Rabbitohs (A). [SR]
[View] Round 11 [25 May 07] W 30-6 v Dragons (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 12 [03 Jun 07] L 8-28 v Titans (A). [SR]
[View] Round 14 [18 Jun 07] L 18-22 v Knights (A). [SR]
[View] Round 15 [23 Jun 07] L 24-28 v Cowboys (H). [SR]
[View] Round 21 [04 Aug 07] L 22-28 v Cowboys (A). [SR]
[View] Round 22 [12 Aug 07] L 4-52 v Bulldogs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [18 Aug 07] W 26-24 v Warriors (H). [SR]
[View] Round 24 [26 Aug 07] L 19-30 v Broncos (A). [SR]
[View] Round 25 [01 Sep 07] L 12-22 v Sharks (H). [SR]
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2006 Queensland Cup
Toowoomba Clydesdales
1 tries, 4 points.
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
Brisbane Broncos
7 games; [View] Round 1 [12 Mar 06] L 4-36 v Cowboys (H). [LK]
[View] Round 2 [18 Mar 06] W 16-12 v Sharks (A). [LK]
[View] Round 14 [10 Jun 06] L 14-34 v Rabbitohs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 17 [02 Jul 06] W 26-12 v Sharks (H). [BE]
[View] Round 18 [07 Jul 06] L 4-10 v Storm (A). [DH]
[View] Round 21 [30 Jul 06] L 6-20 v Tigers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [06 Aug 06] L 18-30 v Raiders (A). [SR]
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Brisbane Broncos
16 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 5 [10 Apr 05] W 54-14 v Eels (H). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [17 Apr 05] W 34-24 v Dragons (A). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [23 Apr 05] W 16-12 v Sharks (A). [BE]
[View] Round 8 [29 Apr 05] W 38-12 v Sea Eagles (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t (35th)
[View] Round 9 [08 May 05] W 35-28 v Bulldogs (H). [BE]
[View] Round 10 [14 May 05] W 23-6 v Cowboys (A). [BE]
[View] Round 12 [28 May 05] W 36-12 v Souths (H). [LK]
[View] Round 13 [05 Jun 05] W 34-16 v Knights (A). [BE]
[View] Round 14 [11 Jun 05] W 20-12 v Raiders (A). [SR]
[View] Round 15 [18 Jun 05] W 40-22 v Tigers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 19 [17 Jul 05] W 28-15 v Storm (H). [SR]
[View] Round 20 [22 Jul 05] L 22-29 v Bulldogs (A). [SR]
[View] Round 22 [07 Aug 05] L 20-21 v Sea Eagles (A). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [14 Aug 05] L 4-24 v Dragons (H). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [26 Aug 05] L 10-17 v Roosters (H). [BE]
[View] Round 26 [02 Sep 05] L 14-28 v Eels (A). [BE]
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2004 NRL Telstra Premiership
Brisbane Broncos
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