- Ziggy Niszczot
Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Ziggy Niszczot
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fullname = Ziggy Niszczot
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1955|09|01|df=yes
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height = convert|187|cm|ftin|abbr=on
weight = convert|90|kg|stlb|abbr=on
position = rlp|CE|WG
club1 =South Sydney Rabbitohs
year1start = 1980
year1end = 1984
appearances1 = 114
tries1 = 39
goals1 = 0
fieldgoals1 = 0
points1 = 129
teamA = New South Wales
yearAstart = 1982
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appearancesA = 2
triesA = 2
goalsA = 0
fieldgoalsA = 0
pointsA = 6
source = [http://203.166.101.37/NRL08/playercareer.asp?lplayer=6173 NRL Stats] , [http://rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Ziggy_Niszczot.html RLP] , cite book | author=Gary Lester (editor) |title=The Sun Book of Rugby League - 1983 |year=1983 |publisher="John Fairfax Marketing" |location=Sydney, New South Wales |isbn=0909558833 |pages=page 78]Ziggy Niszczot (1 September, 1955) is an
Australian former professionalrugby league player for theSouth Sydney Rabbitohs in theNew South Wales Rugby League premiership. He was a powerful, hard running centre or wing three-quarter.Playing career
Originally from
Maitland, New South Wales , Niszczot played for North Newcastle before signing with South Sydney in 1980. Niszczot captained the Rabbitohs in the early 1980s.Niszczot was selected for New South Wales for games I and II of the 1982 State of Origin series against Queensland, scoring two tries in game I to inspire at 20–16 win at
Lang Park . [cite news|publisher="Fox Sports News (Australia)"|title=Classic State of Origin III's |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23954059-5016947,00.htm |accessdate=2008-09-14|date=2008-07-01 ]Footnotes
ources
*Andrews, Malcolm. "The ABC of Rugby League". Australia: ABC Books, 2006.
* cite book | author=Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson |title=The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players |year=2007
publisher="Gary Allen Pty Ltd" |location=Wetherill Park, New South Wales |isbn=9781877082931 |pages=page 396External links
*StateofOrigin player|220
* [http://203.166.101.37/NRL08/playercareer.asp?lplayer=6173 "Ziggy Niszczot" at "NRL Stats"]
* [http://rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Ziggy_Niszczot.html "Ziggy Niszczot" at "The Rugby League Project"]
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