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Sat October 10, 2009
by Phil Caplan
If Lebanon coach John Elias is to achieve his avowed aim of winning the European Cup, he will have to do it without his two stellar names, after the Cedars announced their 20-man squad for the competition.
Canterbury Bulldogs star and the leading points' scorer in the history of the NRL, Hazem El Masri has decided to retire from the sport.
Elias said, "After genuinely considering joining the squad to finish his playing days off in Tripoli, the city of his birth, Hazem decided that after an exhausting NRL season, disappointing finals exit with the 'Dogs and an emotional personal farewell to Rugby League in Sydney, that he could not make himself available to the Lebanon squad for the three weeks' duration of the European Cup."
Meanwhile, hooker Robbie Farah has been selected in the Australian squad for the Four Nations and his brother, Charlie, Anthony Farah (no relation), Nathan Dib and Jarrod Saffy are all injury withdrawals.
Lebanon begin their campaign on 24th October, when the Cedars host Italy in the Tripoli Olympic Stadium, before traveling to Glasgow to face Scotland on 1st November.
Elias has retained 11 of the players who formed part of the 2008 World Cup qualification squad which narrowly missed out on entry into the finals.
Chief among them are veteran captain Chris Salem, who played in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup, when Lebanon made its debut on the international stage.
Salem has 14 caps - second behind only Charlie Nohra - and led the team brilliantly in Europe in 2007.
He will be ably supported by Newcastle Knights utility George Ndeira who debuted for Lebanon in the 2004 Mediterranean Cup and has since gone on to play for some of Australia's biggest clubs, including Sydney Roosters and South Sydney, before moving onto Newcastle.
He won two man-of-the-match awards in the 2007 World Cup qualifiers and was the architect of a notable 50-26 win over Wales, arguably Lebanon's best ever performance.
Former Balamand star Allen Soultan also retains his place after making his senior representative bow as a 17-year old in the 2004 Med Cup.
John Koborsi and Khaled Deeb will provide much of the muscle up front in a pack that will be marshaled by the Bulldogs' skilful hooker Jamie Clarke, while Adnan Saleh poses a significant attacking threat in the backs.
Of the local players, LAU Immortals prop Robin Hachache is the most experienced, having played in every match for Lebanon since 2007, while Youssef El Helou and Ghassan Dandach are experienced tourists.
The squad is rounded off with eight players making their debut for the Cedars.
LEBANON EUROPEAN CUP SQUADLiam Ayoub - Bulldogs, SG Ball
Steven Azzi - Sydney Roosters
Danny Barakat - Bankstown City, Bundaberg Red Cup
Danny Chiha - Windsor, NSW Cup
Jamie Clarke - Canterbury Bulldogs
Ghassan Dandach - Jounieh RLFC, Bank of Beirut Championship
Khaled Deeb - Newtown Jets
Youssef El Helou - Jounieh RLFC, Bank of Beirut Championship
Ahmad Ellaz - Cronulla Sharks
Robin Hachache - LAU Immortals, Bank of Beirut Championship
Wael Harb - Wolves RLFC, Bank of Beirut Championship
Jad Hashem - LAU Immortals, Bank of Beirut Championship
John Koborsi - Wentworthville, Bundaberg Red Cup
Josh Mansour - South Sydney, Toyota Cup
George Ndaira - Newcastle Knights
Reece Robinson - North Sydney Bears, NSW Cup
Adnan Saleh - Bankstown City- Bundaberg Red Cup
Chris Salem - Bankstown City- Bundaberg Red Cup
Allen Soultan - Wests Magpies
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 2010 NRL Telstra Premiership
St George Illawarra Dragons
20 games; [View] Round 1 [12 Mar 10] W 18-12 v Eels (A). [BE]
[View] Round 2 [19 Mar 10] W 26-6 v Bulldogs (H). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [26 Mar 10] W 33-8 v Cowboys (H). [BE]
[View] Round 4 [02 Apr 10] L 4-17 v Storm (A). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [09 Apr 10] W 34-16 v Broncos (H). [BE]
[View] Round 11 [23 May 10] L 14-22 v Raiders (H). [BE]
[View] Round 12 [28 May 10] W 30-0 v Eels (H). [BE]
[View] Round 13 [06 Jun 10] W 22-20 v Warriors (A). [BE]
[View] Round 15 [20 Jun 10] W 22-4 v Sharks (A). [BE]
[View] Round 16 [25 Jun 10] W 34-10 v Tigers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 17 [05 Jul 10] L 8-12 v Panthers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 19 [16 Jul 10] W 16-13 v Rabbitohs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 20 [23 Jul 10] L 10-11 v Titans (H). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [01 Aug 10] L 6-10 v Broncos (A). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [16 Aug 10] W 32-10 v Sea Eagles (H). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [22 Aug 10] L 16-32 v Raiders (A). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [28 Aug 10] W 26-18 v Knights (A). [BE]
[View] Round 26 [05 Sep 10] W 38-24 v Rabbitohs (H). [BE]
[View] Finals Week 1 [12 Sep 10] W 28-0 v Sea Eagles. [BE]
[View] Grand Final [03 Oct 10] W 32-8 v Roosters. [BE]
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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
St George Illawarra Dragons
18 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 1 [13 Mar 09] L 16-17 v Storm (A). [BE]
[View] Round 2 [21 Mar 09] W 16-10 v Titans (H). [PR]
[View] Round 3 [29 Mar 09] W 10-6 v Sharks (H). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [03 Apr 09] W 25-12 v Broncos (A). [PR]
[View] Round 6 [18 Apr 09] L 18-24 v Knights (H). [PR] 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 13 [08 Jun 09] L 24-28 v Titans (A). [BE]
[View] Round 14 [14 Jun 09] W 32-18 v Cowboys (H). [SR]
[View] Round 16 [26 Jun 09] W 21-10 v Tigers (A). [SR]
[View] Round 17 [03 Jul 09] W 34-12 v Roosters (H). [SR]
[View] Round 18 [12 Jul 09] W 48-18 v Sea Eagles (H). [BE]
[View] Round 20 [26 Jul 09] W 29-4 v Warriors (A). [BE]
[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). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [15 Aug 09] L 12-24 v Raiders (A). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [21 Aug 09] L 2-12 v Broncos (H). [LK]
[View] Round 25 [29 Aug 09] L 6-41 v Rabbitohs (A). [BE]
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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
St George Illawarra Dragons
13 games; [View] Round 1 [16 Mar 08] L 16-24 v Tigers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 2 [24 Mar 08] W 30-12 v Gold Coast (H). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [29 Mar 08] L 14-21 v Raiders (A). [BE]
[View] Round 4 [05 Apr 08] L 16-18 v Sharks (H). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 08] W 26-6 v Roosters (H). [SR]
[View] Round 16 [28 Jun 08] W 26-22 v Gold Coast (A). [SR]
[View] Round 17 [05 Jul 08] W 24-16 v Knights (A). [SR]
[View] Round 18 [13 Jul 08] L 12-19 v Raiders (H). [SR]
[View] Round 19 [21 Jul 08] L 0-26 v Storm (A). [LK]
[View] Round 20 [28 Jul 08] W 30-0 v Bulldogs (H). [SR]
[View] Round 21 [02 Aug 08] L 12-13 v Sharks (A). [SR]
[View] Round 22 [08 Aug 08] L 10-18 v Tigers (H). [PR]
[View] Round 23 [15 Aug 08] W 24-20 v Broncos (A). [SR]
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
Wests Tigers
7 games; [View] Round 10 [20 May 07] W 30-26 v Warriors (A). [BE]
[View] Round 11 [27 May 07] W 25-24 v Panthers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 12 [04 Jun 07] L 8-38 v Eels (H). [BE]
[View] Round 18 [13 Jul 07] L 4-34 v Sea Eagles (A). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [04 Aug 07] L 14-30 v Gold Coast (A). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [18 Aug 07] W 29-28 v Sharks (A). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [26 Aug 07] L 12-37 v Rabbitohs (H). [BE]
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2006 VB NSWRL Premier League
Balmain Tigers
2 tries, 8 points.
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
Wests Tigers
1 games; [View] Round 26 [03 Sep 06] W 52-18 v Rabbitohs (H). [BE]
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