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John Buttigieg (rugby league)
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John Buttigieg 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
.
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.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. A Queensland State of Origin
State of Origin
State of Origin is the name used in Australia for one existing sporting event which involves domestic representative teams. The term, when used in isolation, usually refers to rugby league football, and occassionally Australian Football matches, in which players are selected for the Australian...
representative prop forward, his club career was spent with the North Queensland Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys
The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
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Biography
Buttigieg was a prop for the National Rugby LeagueNational Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
club North Queensland Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys
The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
, winning the "Players' Player" award for North Queensland in 1999. He earned Rugby League State of Origin
Rugby League State of Origin
State of Origin is an annual best of three series of rugby league football matches contested by the Maroons and the Blues, who represent the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales respectively...
representative honours in 2001 and 2002 for Queensland
Queensland rugby league team
The Queensland rugby league team have represented the Australian state of Queensland in rugby league football since the sport's beginnings there in 1908...
. He is now currently coach of the Mount Isa Bulls in the MIRL and NOEL competitions.