Peter Cusack (rugby league)
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Peter Cusack is an Australian professional rugby league
footballer with Hull in the European Super League
. His position of choice is at prop. Cusack previously played for the Sydney Roosters
and South Sydney Rabbitohs
in the Australian National Rugby League
(NRL) competition.
Cusack made his first grade debut with the Sydney Roosters in 1998. A front-rower
, Cusack was one of the last remaining top level league players to hold a job outside football, working part time as a plumber
. He played in four Grand final
s for the Roosters
(2000, 2002–04) and was a member of the premiership-winning 2002 team. He was also a member of the Roosters side that won the World Club Challenge
in 2003. In 2002 Cusack won the Roosters award for the Clubman of the Year.
In 2005, Cusack joined the South Sydney Rabbitohs, that year winning the George Piggins Medal as the club's best and fairest player for the season. He served as a co-captain at the club, along with Roy Asotasi
and David Kidwell
.
Cusack signed with Hull in November, 2007, on a two year contract and retired at the end of 2010 season.
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 with Hull in the European Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
. His position of choice is at prop. Cusack previously played for the Sydney Roosters
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
and South Sydney Rabbitohs
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...
in the Australian National Rugby League
National 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...
(NRL) competition.
Cusack made his first grade debut with the Sydney Roosters in 1998. A front-rower
Rugby league positions
A rugby league football team consists of thirteen players on the field, with four substitutes on the bench. Players are divided into two general categories: "forwards" and "backs"....
, Cusack was one of the last remaining top level league players to hold a job outside football, working part time as a plumber
Plumber
A plumber is a tradesperson who specializes in installing and maintaining systems used for potable water, sewage, and drainage in plumbing systems. The term dates from ancient times, and is related to the Latin word for lead, "plumbum." A person engaged in fixing metaphorical "leaks" may also be...
. He played in four Grand final
Grand Final
Grand Final is a predominantly Australian sport term used to describe a match that decides a league champion.It originated in Victoria and South Australia and has become specifically significant Australian culture...
s for the Roosters
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
(2000, 2002–04) and was a member of the premiership-winning 2002 team. He was also a member of the Roosters side that won the World Club Challenge
World Club Challenge
The World Club Challenge is an annual rugby league football match held between the champions of the Australasian National Rugby League and the European Super League competitions to determine the world's best rugby league club...
in 2003. In 2002 Cusack won the Roosters award for the Clubman of the Year.
In 2005, Cusack joined the South Sydney Rabbitohs, that year winning the George Piggins Medal as the club's best and fairest player for the season. He served as a co-captain at the club, along with Roy Asotasi
Roy Asotasi
Roy Asotasi is a professional rugby league footballer who currently captains the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League. A New Zealand international representative prop forward, he previously played for the Bulldogs, with whom he won the 2004 NRL Premiership...
and David Kidwell
David Kidwell
David Kidwell is a retired professional rugby league footballer who represented his country. Kidwell was a member of the 2005 Tri-Nations and 2008 World Cup winning New Zealand teams, which defeated Australia in both competitions' respective finals...
.
Cusack signed with Hull in November, 2007, on a two year contract and retired at the end of 2010 season.
External links
- Hull profile
- "My life in rugby league: Peter Cusack" interview at TotalRL.com