George Carmont

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = George Carmont
fullname = George Carmont
nickname = Chicken George


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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|6|30
placeofbirth = Auckland
countryofbirth = New Zealand
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weight = 14 st 4 lbs (91 kg)
position = Centre / Wing
currentclub = leagueicon|Wigan|size=16 Wigan Warriors
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club1 = leagueicon|Newcastle|size=16 Newcastle Knights
year1start = 2004
year1end = 2007
appearances1 = 83
tries1 = 33
goals1 = 0
fieldgoals1 = 0
points1 = 132
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year2start = 2008
year2end = present
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tries2 = 13
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points2 = 52
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George Carmont, (born June 30 1978 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a professional rugby league footballer for the Wigan Warriors of the Super League competition. His position of choice is centre. George is a strong defensive player who has continued to prove himself alongside team-mates such as Andrew Johns and Anthony Quinn. He is extremely accommodating to his fans and can be seen signing autographs and posing for photos after every gameFact|date=April 2008. He has represented New Zealand, USA and
Samoa at international level.

The Samoan captain was expected to join either Harlequins or Wigan for the 2008 season with the latter seen as the more likely destination after the London side seemingly agreed a deal to sign David Vaealiki before the centre was confirmed as a new signing for Manly. cite web|url=http://www.wigantoday.net/warriors-news/Quins-to-snap-up-Vaealiki.3512482.jp|title=Quins to snap up Vaealiki|publisher=Wigan Today|date=2007-11-22|accessdate=2007-11-24] cite web|url=http://www.manlyseaeagles.com.au/news.asp?tx=39&newsid=2739|title=Vaealiki signs for the Sea Eagles|publisher=Manly Sea Eagles Official Website|date=2007-11-26|accessdate=2007-11-27]

Carmont when asked about Newcastle "I’d like to stay here as long as I can, maybe I’ll try England if that doesn’t work out, but I’ll get what I can out of football while the body holds up," he said. "It beats working in a chicken factory." cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/knights_season/quotes.html|title=AJs Newcastle Page|publisher=AJs Newcastle Page|date=2007-11-27|accessdate=2007-11-27]

In reaction to Newcastle not renewing his contract some of his fans created an online petition to try and get Newcastle to re-sign Carmont however on 27 November 2007 is was announced that he had signed a two year deal with European Super League club Wigan Warriors. cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/wigan/7115051.stm|title=Wigan sign Samoa centre Carmont|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2007-11-27|accessdate=2007-11-27]

He has been named in the Samoa training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.cite web|url=http://www.leagueunlimited.com/article.php?newsid=16750|title=Samoa name World Cup Squad|publisher=League Unlimited|date=2008-08-05|accessdate=2008-08-06]

He has been named in the Super League Dream Team for the 2008 season.cite web|url=http://www.superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=11755|title=2008 engage Super League Dream Team|publisher=Super League|date=2008-09-15|accessdate=2008-09-26]

He has been named in the Samoa squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7658506.stm|title=Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads|publisher=BBC|date=2008-10-08|accessdate=2008-10-09]

Career highlights

*"Junior Club:" Otahuhu
*"Debut First Grade Match:" Newcastle v Melbourne 11/03/04
*"Career Stats:" 62 career games to date scoring 60 tries

References

External links

* [http://www.wiganwarriors.com/SquadMember.asp?teamid=1&id=269 Wigan Warriors profile]
* [http://stats.rleague.com/rl/scorers/players/George_Carmont.html George Carmont Scoring Record]