- Ciriaco Mescia
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Ciriaco Mescia Personal information Nickname Cherry Born January 14, 1973
AustraliaHeight 173 cm Weight 81kg Playing information Position Hooker Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1994–1999 Wests Magpies 90 9 0 0 36 2000–2001 Wests Tigers 38 8 0 0 32 Total 128 17 0 0 68 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1995–1997 Country Origin 3 0 0 0 0 As of 3 May 2010 Source: RLP NRL Stats Ciriaco Mescia (born 14 January 1973[1]) is an Australian former professional rugby league player for the Western Suburbs Magpies and Wests Tigers. He played primarily at hooker.
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Club career
Mescia played junior football with Batlow.[2] He gained attention playing for Riverina against Newcastle in 1990[3] before joining the Magpies in 1991.[4] He made his first grade debut for the club in round 7 of 1994,[5] but it was his sole appearance for the club that year.
From 1995, Mescia became first choice of hooker at Wests, playing in 90 games over the next 5 seasons. When the Magpies merged with the Balmain Tigers, Mescia became a member of the Wests Tigers squad from the 2000 season, but was often chosen on the bench behind starting hooker Darren Senter. With a new coach in Terry Lamb in 2001, Mescia won back the position of hooker,[6] but it was to be his last season as a player, retiring due to a fracture to his lower back in the 2002 pre-season.[4]
Mescia has been made a life member of the Western Suburbs club.[7]
Representative
Mescia played for Country Origin for three straight seasons from 1995.[8]
Coaching
Mescia became High Performance Manager for his former club the Wests Tigers from 2003 to 2009.[9] In 2010, he joined the high-performance unit at the Sydney Roosters.[10]
References
- ^ "NRL Stats - Ciriaco Mescia". http://www.nrlstats.com/archive/players.cfm?PlayerID=414. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ^ "Bidgee Region". SportingPulse. http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?client=7-2184-54162-0-0&sID=53660&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=4767538§ionID=53660. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ^ Whiticker, Alan and Hudson, Glen (2005). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players - Wests Tigers. Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 173. ISBN 1920910611.
- ^ a b "Mescia winds up career". encyclopedia.com. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P1-53204874.html. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ^ "Ciriaco Mescia". NRLstats.com. http://www.nrlstats.com/archive/players.cfm?PlayerID=414. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ^ "Ciriaco Mescia - Matches played in matches for the Wests Tigers". Rugby League Project. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/MTMtLTQtLS0tLS02NzMtLS0tLS0tLS0=. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ^ "2009 Pratten Park Reunion". Noel Kelly's Kids. http://www.noelkellyskids.info/2009_pratten_park_reunion. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ^ "Ciriaco Mescia Matches played at hooker for NSW Country Origin". Rugby League Project. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/NTAtLS0tLS0taC02NzMtLS0tLS0tLS0=. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ^ "STEVE FOLKES JOINS WESTS TIGERS". weststigers.com. http://www.weststigers.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=20264. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ^ Andrew Webster (22 January 2010). "Senior Roosters confront Todd Carney in highly emotional meeting". Fox Sports. http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,26619700-23214,00.html?from=public_rss. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
Sources
- Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. ISBN 9781877082931.
Categories:- 1973 births
- Living people
- Wests Tigers players
- Western Suburbs Magpies players
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