John Buttigieg (rugby league)

John Buttigieg
Personal information
Born 9 January 1977
Playing information
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 114 kg (17 st 13 lb)
Position Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995–03 North Qld. Cowboys 101 5 0 0 20
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001–02 Queensland 3 0 0 0 0
Source: Rugby League Project and Yesterday's Hero

John Buttigieg (born 9 January 1977) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. A Queensland State of Origin representative prop forward, his club career was spent with the North Queensland Cowboys.[1]

Buttigieg was a prop for the National Rugby League club North Queensland Cowboys, winning the "Players' Player" award for North Queensland in 1999. He earned Rugby League State of Origin representative honours in 2001 and 2002 for Queensland. He is now currently coach of the Mount Isa Bulls in the MIRL and NOEL competitions.

References

  1. Blaschke, Ben. "Where Are They Now? John Buttigieg: Maroons hard-head". NRL.com. Retrieved 7 July 2011.

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