Shane Rigon

Shane Rigon
Personal information
Full nameShane Rigon
Born (1977-01-06) 6 January 1977
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
PositionLock, Centre, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996–00 Sydney Roosters 84 18 0 0 72
2001 Bradford Bulls 30 12 0 0 48
2002–07 South Sydney 99 12 0 0 48
Total 213 42 0 0 168
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997 NSW City 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Shane Rigon (born 6 January 1977) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s.

Background

Rigon was educated at Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham. He played his junior rugby for Lewisham Christian Brothers and St George Dragons.[2]

Playing career

Rigon made his début in the top grade in 1996 for the Roosters against Parramatta. He played for the Roosters from the interchange bench in their 2000 NRL Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[3]

In November 2000, Rigon signed for Bradford Bulls in the Super League.[4] Rigon played for Bradford from the interchange bench in their 2001 Super League Grand Final victory against the Wigan Warriors.[5]

Rigon later returned to Australia to continue playing in the NRL for the South Sydney Rabbitohs during a difficult time in the club's history as they finished last on the table 3 times in 5 years. Rigon's last game in first grade was a 30–6 loss against Manly-Warringah in the 2007 qualifying final.

References

  1. ↑ "Shane Rigon - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ↑ Congratulations Shane Rigon - 150th NRL Game at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 September 2007) South Sydney Rabbitohs
  3. ↑ "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Rooster Rigon now a Bull". BBC Sport. 16 November 2000. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Bulls trounce Wigan to seal title". BBC Sport. 13 October 2001. Retrieved 1 July 2026.


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