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| Born | 1 September 1955 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zbigniew "Ziggy" Niszczot (born 1 September 1955) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership. He was a powerful, hard running wing or centre.
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 a 20–16 win at Lang Park.[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ NRL Stats
- ↑ Rugby League Project
- ↑ Gary Lester, ed. (1983). The Sun Book of Rugby League - 1983. Sydney, New South Wales: John Fairfax Marketing. p. 78. ISBN 0-909558-83-3.
- ↑ "Classic State of Origin III's". Fox Sports News (Australia). 1 July 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
Sources
- Andrews, Malcolm. The ABC of Rugby League. Australia: ABC Books, 2006.
- Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. p. 396. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.
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