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Thu June 10, 2010
Source: www.rabbitohs.com.auThe South Sydney Rabbitohs have announced the signing of former Sharks, Panthers, Eels, Dragons and Salford City prop forward Craig Stapleton for the remainder of the 2010 season today.
Stapleton, 31, has played 105 NRL games and 52 English Super League matches since debuting for the St George Dragons in 1998. He was selected in the 2006 Prime Minister's XIII to play Papua New Guinea and the Australian Kangaroos train on squad after a stellar season for the Panthers. He won Salford City's player of the year award in seasons 2008 and 2009.
"Craig will add depth to our forward stocks for the rest of 2010 and will help galvanise our forward pack with his tough style of play," Rabbitohs CEO Shane Richardson said.
"He has a high work-rate and doesn't shirk any of the hard work. He has shown he can play at the top level and we're looking forward to having him assist our charge towards the finals this year."
Stapleton will join the Rabbitohs this week and will play against the Brisbane Broncos this Sunday at 3pm at Suncorp Stadium.
Biography
Name: Craig Stapleton
Position: Prop
Height: 187cm
Weight: 110kg
Date of Birth: 31 August 1978
Place of Birth: Sydney, NSW
NRL Debut: Dragons vs Chargers, Carrara Stadium, 23 May 1998 (Rd 11)
First Grade Games: 157 (105 NRL Games and 52 English Super League games)
First Grade Points: 44 (5 NRL Tries and 6 English Super League Tries)
Previous Clubs: Dragons 1998-2003; Eels 2004; Leigh 2005; Panthers 2006; Sharks 2007; Salford 2008-09
The South Sydney Rabbitohs have one of the richest histories in Rugby League. Established in 1908, the South Sydney Club has won 20 first grade premierships and provided 62 internationals for the Australian side, and have famously worn their cardinal red and myrtle green colours since inception. The rebirth of the Rabbitohs began on 7 June, 2006 through a new partnership between Russell Crowe, Peter Holmes a Court and the then 8000 Members of the Club. The Rabbitohs made the semi-finals for the first time in 18 years in 2007, and have strengthened their Ticketed Membership to over 11,000 with over 18,000 Total Members so far in 2010.
Thu August 16, 2007
Source: www.sharks.com.auThe Sharks have secured the services of Penrith prop Bryan Norrie, signing him to a two-year contract.
The 192cm, 105kg forward will fill the void being left by the departure of Craig Stapleton who leaves to join Salford in England. Stapleton will play out the remainder of the 2007 season with the Sharks before joining the UK Super League club.
At 23 years of age, Norrie has become a regular member of the Panthers NRL side over the past two years, playing 25 games in the top grade despite battling injury throughout much of 2007.
Norrie, who hails from Forbes in country NSW and attended the traditional rugby league school Yanco Agricultural, first came to Sydney to play for St George Illawarra before eventually finding a home at the Penrith club.
Recognised as a dedicated trainer and a no nonsense forward with a high work rate, Norrie was a member of the Panthers starting side in their extra-time loss to the North Queensland Cowboys last week.
The addition of Norrie almost completes the Sharks front row puzzle for 2008. Norrie joins the experienced Ben Ross, young guns Luke Douglas and Jacob Selmes and the highly regarded Newcastle Knight prop Kade Snowden.
The Sharks have also confirmed reports of Stapleton leaving for the UK after he negotiated a release as a result of receiving a lucrative offer from Salford.
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 2010 NRL Telstra Premiership
South Sydney Rabbitohs
3 games; [View] Round 14 [13 Jun 10] L 22-50 v Broncos (A). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [07 Aug 10] W 34-30 v Tigers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [15 Aug 10] L 16-18 v Storm (A). [BE]
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2009 engage English Super League
Salford City Reds
24 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 1 [14 Feb 09] W 28-16 v Celtic (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [22 Feb 09] L 10-29 v Wakefield (A). [PR]
[View] Round 3 [28 Feb 09] L 16-52 v Castleford (A). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [06 Mar 09] L 18-48 v Harlequins (H). [PR]
[View] Round 5 [13 Mar 09] L 12-38 v St Helens (A). [PR]
[View] Round 6 [20 Mar 09] L 12-38 v Wigan (H). [PR]
[View] Round 7 [29 Mar 09] L 12-48 v Hull KR (A). [PR]
[View] Round 8 [10 Apr 09] W 18-16 v Warrington (H). [PR]
[View] Round 9 [13 Apr 09] W 30-20 v Leeds (A). [PR]
[View] Round 10 [18 Apr 09] L 6-38 v Les Catalans (A). [PR]
[View] Round 11 [25 Apr 09] L 14-18 v Hull FC (H). [PR]
[View] Round 12 [02 May 09] L 16-24 v Harlequins. [PR]
[View] Round 15 [05 Jun 09] L 18-34 v Wigan (A). [PR]
[View] Round 16 [07 Aug 09] L 16-18 v Les Catalans (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 17 [19 Jun 09] L 12-14 v Hull FC (A). [PR]
[View] Round 18 [26 Jun 09] L 10-34 v Huddersfield (H). [PR]
[View] Round 19 [03 Jul 09] W 20-10 v St Helens (H). [PR]
[View] Round 20 [11 Jul 09] L 12-25 v Celtic (A). [PR]
[View] Round 21 [17 Jul 09] L 12-18 v Castleford (H). [PR]
[View] Round 22 [26 Jul 09] L 20-62 v Warrington (A). [PR]
[View] Round 23 [31 Jul 09] L 24-30 v Wakefield (H). [PR]
[View] Round 25 [21 Aug 09] L 10-14 v Hull KR (H). [PR]
[View] Round 26 [06 Sep 09] L 18-44 v Bradford (A). [PR]
[View] Round 27 [11 Sep 09] L 24-30 v Leeds (H). [PR]
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
23 games; [View] Round 1 [17 Mar 07] W 18-0 v Panthers (H). [PR]
[View] Round 2 [26 Mar 07] L 16-18 v Gold Coast (A). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [31 Mar 07] L 16-26 v Rabbitohs (H). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [09 Apr 07] W 40-4 v Dragons (H). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [15 Apr 07] L 12-14 v Tigers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [30 Apr 07] L 16-20 v Knights (A). [BE]
[View] Round 8 [05 May 07] W 22-20 v Warriors (A). [PR]
[View] Round 9 [11 May 07] W 16-8 v Broncos (H). [PR]
[View] Round 10 [20 May 07] W 30-20 v Bulldogs (A). [PR]
[View] Round 11 [26 May 07] L 12-13 v Roosters (H). [PR]
[View] Round 12 [02 Jun 07] L 24-26 v Cowboys (A). [PR]
[View] Round 13 [11 Jun 07] W 20-16 v Dragons (A). [PR]
[View] Round 14 [16 Jun 07] L 2-12 v Warriors (H). [PR]
[View] Round 15 [24 Jun 07] L 12-16 v Rabbitohs (A). [PR]
[View] Round 17 [08 Jul 07] L 12-14 v Bulldogs (H). [PR]
[View] Round 18 [14 Jul 07] L 12-23 v Roosters (A). [PR]
[View] Round 19 [20 Jul 07] L 22-29 v Sea Eagles (H). [PR]
[View] Round 20 [29 Jul 07] L 16-30 v Broncos (A). [SR]
[View] Round 21 [06 Aug 07] L 16-17 v Storm (H). [PR]
[View] Round 22 [11 Aug 07] W 25-24 v Eels (A). [PR]
[View] Round 23 [18 Aug 07] L 28-29 v Tigers (H). [PR]
[View] Round 24 [25 Aug 07] W 28-12 v Titans (H). [PR]
[View] Round 25 [01 Sep 07] W 22-12 v Raiders (A). [PR]
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
Penrith Panthers
24 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 1 [11 Mar 06] W 24-22 v Bulldogs (A). [PR]
[View] Round 2 [19 Mar 06] W 13-12 v Dragons (A). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [01 Apr 06] L 20-21 v Raiders (A). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [09 Apr 06] W 44-18 v Eels (A). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [15 Apr 06] L 18-40 v Storm (H). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [23 Apr 06] L 6-30 v Broncos (A). [SR]
[View] Round 8 [28 Apr 06] L 12-40 v Sharks (H). [PR]
[View] Round 9 [06 May 06] L 6-22 v Cowboys (A). [BE]
[View] Round 10 [14 May 06] W 32-20 v Rabbitohs (H). [BE]
[View] Round 11 [19 May 06] W 30-20 v Eels (H). [BE]
[View] Round 12 [28 May 06] L 16-17 v Storm (A). [BE]
[View] Round 13 [04 Jun 06] L 22-29 v Sea Eagles (H). [PR]
[View] Round 14 [10 Jun 06] L 10-20 v Dragons (H). [PR]
[View] Round 16 [24 Jun 06] W 24-20 v Tigers (H). [PR]
[View] Round 17 [01 Jul 06] L 22-28 v Warriors (A). [PR]
[View] Round 18 [08 Jul 06] W 24-12 v Raiders (H). [PR]
[View] Round 19 [15 Jul 06] W 17-8 v Cowboys (H). [PR]
[View] Round 20 [23 Jul 06] L 30-32 v Sea Eagles (A). [PR]
[View] Round 21 [29 Jul 06] W 36-6 v Warriors (H). [PR]
[View] Round 22 [06 Aug 06] L 26-32 v Rabbitohs (A). [PR]
[View] Round 23 [12 Aug 06] L 20-40 v Roosters (H). [PR]
[View] Round 24 [19 Aug 06] W 32-28 v Sharks (A). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [26 Aug 06] L 4-40 v Knights (A). [PR]
[View] Round 26 [03 Sep 06] L 22-30 v Bulldogs (H). [PR]
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2005 English Super League
Leigh Centurians
28 games; 4 tries, 16 points.
[View] Round 1 [12 Feb 05] L 12-30 v Huddersfield (H). [BE]
[View] Round 2 [20 Feb 05] L 22-26 v Warrington (A). [PR]
[View] Round 3 [26 Feb 05] L 6-32 v Salford (H). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [06 Mar 05] L 26-38 v Wildcats (A). [PR]
[View] Round 5 [11 Mar 05] L 6-46 v Bulls (H). [PR]
[View] Round 6 [18 Mar 05] L 6-62 v Wigan (A). [PR]
[View] Round 7 [25 Mar 05] L 28-35 v Widnes (A). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [28 Mar 05] W 24-22 v London (H). [SR]
[View] Round 9 [08 Apr 05] L 16-60 v St Helens (A). [SR]
[View] Round 10 [17 Apr 05] D 22-22 v Hull (H). [SR]
[View] Round 11 [22 Apr 05] L 6-42 v Salford (A). [SR]
[View] Round 12 [30 Apr 05] W 40-18 v Wildcats (H). [SR]
[View] Round 13 [13 May 05] L 4-60 v Rhinos (H). [SR]
[View] Round 14 [20 May 05] L 24-42 v Rhinos (A). [PR]
[View] Round 15 [29 May 05] L 16-70 v London (A). [SR]
[View] Round 16 [05 Jun 05] L 14-34 v Widnes (H). [PR]
[View] Round 17 [12 Jun 05] L 7-42 v Warrington (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [17 Jun 05] L 16-30 v Hull (A). [SR]
[View] Round 19 [01 Jul 05] L 22-30 v Wigan (H). [PR]
[View] Round 20 [10 Jul 05] L 22-32 v Huddersfield (A). [PR]
[View] Round 21 [17 Jul 05] L 12-58 v Bulls (A). [PR]
[View] Round 22 [22 Jul 05] L 20-27 v St Helens (H). [PR]
[View] Round 23 [07 Aug 05] L 0-74 v Rhinos (H). [PR]
[View] Round 24 [14 Aug 05] L 20-76 v Hull (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [21 Aug 05] L 16-68 v Huddersfield (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 26 [04 Sep 05] L 4-78 v St Helens (H). [SR]
[View] Round 27 [11 Sep 05] L 20-36 v Widnes (A). [SR]
[View] Round 28 [16 Sep 05] L 14-20 v Salford (H). [SR]
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2004 NRL Telstra Premiership
Parramatta Eels
1 games; [View] Round 1 [13 Mar 04] L 14-48 v Bulldogs (A). [BE]
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