David Stagg is an Australian professional rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 player for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs of the National Rugby League

National Rugby League

The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...

. A Queensland State of Origin representative utility forward, he previously played for the Brisbane Broncos

Brisbane Broncos

The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...

, with whom he won the 2006 NRL Premiership. Stagg is known to fans as the "tackling machine" for his ferocious and unrelenting tackling during matches.

Career highlights

Stagg played at centre for the Brisbane Broncos

Brisbane Broncos

The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...

 in their 2006 NRL Grand Final victory.

• Junior Club: Norths Aspley
• First Grade Debut: Round 18, Brisbane v. Bulldogs at Suncorp Stadium
  Suncorp Stadium
  Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...
  
  , July 11, 2003
• First Grade Record: 96 appearances scoring 16 tries
• Personal Record: 64 tackes against Cronulla Sharks
  Cronulla Sharks
  The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales...
  
   at Toyota Park round 19, 2004.

Personal life

During the 2007/2008 off season David married his then girlfriend, Tamika Sellars. On August 14, 2008, David became a father for the first time after his wife gave birth to a baby girl named Paige Olivia.

External links

• David Stagg at the Canterbury Bulldogs
  Canterbury Bulldogs
  The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, as well as New South Wales Rugby League junior competitions...
  
   official website.
• David Stagg at the NRL
  National Rugby League
  The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
  
   official website.