Russell Aitken
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Russell Aitken is an Australian professional rugby league
footballer with the AS Carcassonne
rugby league club in France.
While attending Cronulla High School, Aitken played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2002
After brief stints with Cronulla and North Queensland, Aitken signed for the Melbourne Storm at the beginning of the 2007 season. Aitken made his debut for the Storm against St George Illawarra in round 5 at the start of the 2007 season, coming off the bench as an interchange player.
Previous clubs:Nth Qld Cowboys, Cronulla Caringbah Black Cats.
Aitken was selected at hooker to play in the 2008 NRL Grand Final after only a handful of first grade appearances. This eventuated following Cameron Smith's controversial suspension after Melbourne's semi-final victory against the Brisbane Broncos. Melbourne went on the lose the grand final after achieving the rare feat of making three consecutive grand finals. During the subsequent off-season, Aitken was released by the Storm and chose to continue his Rugby League career with French club SS Carcassonne.
Aitken joined Co-operative European Championship team, Gateshead Thunder, in the summer of 2009.
In late 2009 Gateshead Thunder went into administration, Aitken returned to Australia in early 2010 and will play for the Newtown Jets
in 2010.
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 the AS Carcassonne
AS Carcassonne
AS Carcassonne are a professional rugby league football club based in Carcassonne in the south of France. They play in the French rugby league championship and are one of the most successful clubs in French rugby league, having won a total of ten French Championship titles and eleven Lord Derby Cups...
rugby league club in France.
While attending Cronulla High School, Aitken played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2002
After brief stints with Cronulla and North Queensland, Aitken signed for the Melbourne Storm at the beginning of the 2007 season. Aitken made his debut for the Storm against St George Illawarra in round 5 at the start of the 2007 season, coming off the bench as an interchange player.
Previous clubs:Nth Qld Cowboys, Cronulla Caringbah Black Cats.
Aitken was selected at hooker to play in the 2008 NRL Grand Final after only a handful of first grade appearances. This eventuated following Cameron Smith's controversial suspension after Melbourne's semi-final victory against the Brisbane Broncos. Melbourne went on the lose the grand final after achieving the rare feat of making three consecutive grand finals. During the subsequent off-season, Aitken was released by the Storm and chose to continue his Rugby League career with French club SS Carcassonne.
Aitken joined Co-operative European Championship team, Gateshead Thunder, in the summer of 2009.
In late 2009 Gateshead Thunder went into administration, Aitken returned to Australia in early 2010 and will play for the Newtown Jets
Newtown Jets
The Newtown Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Newtown, a suburb of Sydney's inner west. They currently compete in the NSWRL Premier League competition, having left the top grade after the 1983 NSWRFL season...
in 2010.