Ziggy Niszczot

Ziggy Niszczot
Personal information
Born 1 September 1955 (1955-09-01) (age 56)
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Norths (Newcastle)
1980–84 South Sydney 114 39 0 0 129
Total 114 39 0 0 129
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1982 New South Wales 2 2 0 0 6
Source: NRL Stats, RLP,[1]

Ziggy Niszczot (1 September 1955) is an Australian former professional rugby league player for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership. He was a powerful, hard running centre or wing three-quarter.

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Playing career

Originally from Maitland, New South Wales, Niszczot played for North Newcastle before signing with South Sydney in 1980. Niszczot captained the Rabbitohs in the early 1980s.

Niszczot was selected for New South Wales for Games I and II of the 1982 State of Origin series against Queensland, scoring two tries in Game I to inspire at 20–16 win at Lang Park.[2]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Gary Lester (editor) (1983). The Sun Book of Rugby League - 1983. Sydney, New South Wales: John Fairfax Marketing. pp. page 78. ISBN 0909558833. 
  2. ^ "Classic State of Origin III's". Fox Sports News (Australia). 2008-07-01. http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23954059-5016947,00.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-14. 

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