Ryan Stig
Encyclopedia
Ryan Stig is a rugby league
footballer for the Newcastle Knights
of the National Rugby League
. He plays at five-eighth and halfback in the NSW Cup competition. He was named in the 2011 Newcastle Knights
fulltime train-on squad.
, Stig played his junior football with the Morpeth Bulls. He later played for the Newcastle Knights
lower grade sides including the Toyota Cup side before joining the Northern Pride
for 2010. In 2010 he signed a deal to play first-grade with the Newcastle Knights
from 2011 onwards. He made a winning NRL debut against the Penrith Panthers
in Round 15.
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 Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
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...
. He plays at five-eighth and halfback in the NSW Cup competition. He was named in the 2011 Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
fulltime train-on squad.
Playing career
Born in Nambucca Heads, New South WalesNambucca Heads, New South Wales
Nambucca Heads is a town on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia in Nambucca Shire. It is a holiday and retirement centre located on a ridge north of the estuary of the Nambucca River near the Pacific Highway, which now bypasses it. Its 2006 population was 6,137, including 445 ...
, Stig played his junior football with the Morpeth Bulls. He later played for the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
lower grade sides including the Toyota Cup side before joining the Northern Pride
Northern Pride
Northern pride may refer to:*Northern Pride , LGBT Festival in Newcastle upon Tyne*Northern Pride RLFC, Australian rugby league club*Grundy's Northern Pride, British television programme...
for 2010. In 2010 he signed a deal to play first-grade with the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
from 2011 onwards. He made a winning NRL debut against the Penrith Panthers
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan...
in Round 15.