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Craig Cygler

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Craig Cygler
Personal information
BornWoree, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Cairns Brothers
Cairns
Cairns Cyclones
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2000 Russia 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Craig Cygler, mistakenly named as Greg Figler in Russian-language sources (born circa 1973, in Woree[2]) is an Australian-born Russian former rugby league footballer, and currently, an entrepreneur and director of the fuel and energy company NQpetro.[3]

Junior Playing career

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Craig began his career at the Kangaroos club, for which he played in 1983–1986 at junior level.[citation needed]

Senior Playing career

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Cygler began his senior career playing for Cairns Brothers club in 1991 in the u18 division and made his A grade debut in 1992. He was part of the Cairns Brothers[4] premiership winning side of 2000 in the Cairns District Rugby League competition. He played with Cairns Brothers from 1991 to 2000., beating Kangaroos and scoring a goal.[5] From 1993 to 1995 he played for the Cairns Foley Shield team, and in 1996 made his debut for the Cairns Cyclones in the Queensland Cup.[6]

Representative Playing career

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Cygler became one of seven Australian citizens who, thanks to his Russian heritage, received the right to play for the Russian national side at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.[7][8] For Russia, he played two matches in the tournament.[9][1]

After retirement

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He is currently the director of the fuel and energy company NQpetro.[10]

Background

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Cygler was born in Woree, Australia.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Craig Cygler (UKP 2011 LLP) – Director Profile – Endole". suite.endole.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. ^ "The Nqpetro Story from Inception to the Present". Nqpetro. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. ^ Tuqiri breaks Russia's spirit The Independent, 30 October 2000
  5. ^ "2000 Craig Cygler Try ~ CDRL Grand Final ~ Cairns Brothers v Kangaroos" – via YouTube.
  6. ^ 1996 Queensland Cup round 7: 18, 19, 25, 26 May Archived 23 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com
  7. ^ "РЕГБИ• ЛАНКАСТЕР. Завтра в Бэрроу матчем с командой Фиджи сборная России дебютирует в группе сильнейших чемпионата мира по регби-13". sport-express.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  8. ^ "BBC SPORT | RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP 2000 | GROUP 1 | From Russia with Australians". BBC News. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Craig Cygler – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  10. ^ "NQPETRO SECURED AS PLATINUM PARTNER | Cairns Brothers Rugby League FC – Seniors". 14 March 2018. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2020.