Jason Nightingale
Encyclopedia
Jason Nightingale is a professional rugby league
footballer for the St. George Illawarra Dragons of the Australian National Rugby League
. A New Zealand international
representative winger, he has spent his entire career to date at the Dragons with whom he won the 2010 NRL Premiership Nightingale was also a member of the winning New Zealand Kiwis team that beat Australia in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
Final.
Test. He was named in the New Zealand Kiwi's 49 man training squad alongside fellow Dragon's Chase Stanley and Rangi Chase for the rugby league world cup 2008.
In August 2008, he was named in the New Zealand training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
. He originally missed out of the final 24-man Kiwi squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
, but was named as a replacement for the injured Brent Webb
.
In 2009, Nightingale was often selected more often for St George Illawarra's feeder side Shellharbour Dragons in the NSW Cup than the first grade team.
In 2010, after the retirement of Wendell Sailor
at the end of 2009, Nightingale began the season in the starting lineup on the wing. He scored two second-half tries to help the Dragons to victory in the 2010 NRL Grand Final
.
Nightingale was selected in the 2010 Four Nations
Kiwi squad, scoring three tries in four games, including a 71st minute try in the final and combining several minutes later with Benji Marshall
and Shaun Kenny-Dowall
to set up a breathtaking 70 m match winning try. Nightingale's fine late season form saw him earning selection in Rugby League world's team of the year.
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...
footballer for the St. George Illawarra Dragons of the Australian 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 New Zealand international
New Zealand national rugby league team
The New Zealand national rugby league team has represented New Zealand in rugby league football since intercontinental competition began for the sport in 1907. Administered by the New Zealand Rugby League, they are commonly known as the Kiwis, after the native bird of that name...
representative winger, he has spent his entire career to date at the Dragons with whom he won the 2010 NRL Premiership Nightingale was also a member of the winning New Zealand Kiwis team that beat Australia in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since the inauguration of the tournament in 1954, and the first since the 2000 event...
Final.
Playing career
In 2008, Nightingale was called up to represent the New Zealand Kiwis for the ANZAC dayANZAC Day
Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, commemorated by both countries on 25 April every year to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who fought at Gallipoli in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. It now more broadly commemorates all...
Test. He was named in the New Zealand Kiwi's 49 man training squad alongside fellow Dragon's Chase Stanley and Rangi Chase for the rugby league world cup 2008.
In August 2008, he was named in the New Zealand training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since the inauguration of the tournament in 1954, and the first since the 2000 event...
. He originally missed out of the final 24-man Kiwi squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since the inauguration of the tournament in 1954, and the first since the 2000 event...
, but was named as a replacement for the injured Brent Webb
Brent Webb
Brent Webb is an Australian-born New Zealand rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Leeds in the Super League. Webb plays as a full-back and is a former New Zealand international.-Early years:...
.
In 2009, Nightingale was often selected more often for St George Illawarra's feeder side Shellharbour Dragons in the NSW Cup than the first grade team.
In 2010, after the retirement of Wendell Sailor
Wendell Sailor
Wendell Jermaine Sailor is an Australian former professional rugby football player who represented his country in both rugby league and rugby union – a dual code international. He is an Australian Torres Strait Islander.Sailor's large frame and bullocking style changed the way wingers played rugby...
at the end of 2009, Nightingale began the season in the starting lineup on the wing. He scored two second-half tries to help the Dragons to victory in the 2010 NRL Grand Final
2010 NRL Grand Final
The 2010 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2010 NRL season. Played on Sunday, 3 October at Sydney's ANZ Stadium, the match was contested by the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Sydney Roosters. It was the first time the two sides met in a grand final. They...
.
Nightingale was selected in the 2010 Four Nations
Four Nations
Four Nations may refer to:*Rugby League Four Nations - an international rugby league tournament.**2011 Rugby League Four Nations - The next scheduled series....
Kiwi squad, scoring three tries in four games, including a 71st minute try in the final and combining several minutes later with Benji Marshall
Benji Marshall
Benji Marshall is a professional rugby league footballer with the Wests Tigers of the National Rugby League . A goal-kicking five-eighth, he is the current captain of the New Zealand national team, with whom he won the 2008 World Cup and 2010 Four Nations tournaments...
and Shaun Kenny-Dowall
Shaun Kenny-Dowall
Shaun Kenny-Dowall is a professional rugby league footballer for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League competition. He primarily plays in the centres.-Early years:...
to set up a breathtaking 70 m match winning try. Nightingale's fine late season form saw him earning selection in Rugby League world's team of the year.