Shane Rigon

Shane Rigon, (born 6 January 1977) and educated at Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham, is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s.

Shane Rigon
Personal information
Full nameShane Rigon
Born (1977-01-06) 6 January 1977
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height180 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
PositionLock, Centre, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996–00 Sydney Roosters 84 18 0 0 72
2001 Bradford Bulls 30 12 0 0 48
2002–07 South Sydney 99 12 0 0 48
Total 213 42 0 0 168
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997 NSW City 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Playing career

Rigon made his début in the top grade in 1996 for the Roosters against Parramatta. He played for the Roosters from the interchange bench in their 2000 NRL Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[2]

Rigon played for the Bradford Bulls from the interchange bench in their 2001 Super League Grand Final victory against the Wigan Warriors.

Rigon later returned to Australia to continue playing in the NRL for the South Sydney Rabbitohs during a difficult time in the club's history as they finished last on the table 3 times in 5 years. Rigon's last game in first grade was a 30–6 loss against Manly-Warringah in the 2007 qualifying final.

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