Jason Chan (rugby league)

Jason Chan (born 26 January 1984) is a former Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer who played for the Celtic Crusaders, the Huddersfield Giants and the Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League, primarily as a second-row, but also as a centre or prop.

For other people named Jason Chan, see Jason Chan (disambiguation).

Jason Chan
Personal information
Born (1984-01-26) 26 January 1984
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight103 kg (16 st 3 lb)[1]
PositionSecond-row, Prop, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–11 Celtic Crusaders 75 15 0 0 60
2012–14 Huddersfield Giants 63 11 0 0 44
2014(loan) → Hull Kingston Rovers 6 3 0 0 12
Total 144 29 0 0 116
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–13 Papua New Guinea 8 2 0 0 8
Source: [2][3][4]

Background

He was born in Sydney, Australia.

He is of Chinese descent.[5]

Early career

Chan played junior football for the Windsor Wolves in the Jim Beam Cup. His 16 tries and 64 goals helped the Wolves to win the 2008 title.[6]

Super League career

Chan joined the Crusaders in 2009 as they embarked on their first Super League season. Chan played 23 games for Crusaders that season, including all three of their wins. In 2010, Chan maintained his position in first team, earning the number 12 jumper. Following the demise of the Crusaders, Chan joined the Huddersfield Giants, starting in 2012.[7]

Chan spent part of the 2014 season on loan at Hull Kingston Rovers. He returned to Australia at the end of the season.[8]

Representative career

In the lead up to the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, Chan was named to the Papua New Guinea training squad[9] and subsequently was named to the final World Cup squad.[10] He played in all three of Papua New Guinea's matches during the World Cup, scoring a single try for the Kumuls in their loss against England.[11]

Chan was named as part of the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2009 Pacific Cup.[12] Chan played in both games for PNG, scoring a try in the first round against Tonga.

He played for Papua New Guinea in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.

References
  1. "Giants to Boast Biggest Pack". Huddersfield Giants. Huddersfield Giants. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. loverugbyleague
  3. RLP
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Jason Chan player profile". Crusaders RL. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  7. Mellars makes Wildcats move Archived 14 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com, 1 August 2011
  8. "Super League: Jason Chan to return to Australia at the end of the season". Sky Sports. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  9. "PNG name preliminary squad". RLWC.com. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 10 April 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  10. "Wilshere handed Kumuls captaincy". BBC. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
  11. "Rugby League World Cup 2008 Results". RLWC.com. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  12. Kumuls named The National, 12 October 2009
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