Craig Gower

Craig Gower

Gower in 2005
Personal information
Born	(1978-04-29) 29 April 1978 (age 46) Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
Rugby league
Position	Halfback, Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1996–07 Penrith Panthers 238 55 4 5 233 2012–13 London Broncos 45 7 27 0 82 2013 Newcastle Knights 6 1 0 0 4 Total 289 63 31 5 319 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1997 New South Wales (SL) 2 0 0 0 0 1997 Australia (SL) 5 3 0 0 12 1999–05 Australia 18 5 0 0 20 2005 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0 1999–06 New South Wales 6 0 0 0 0 2002–07 NSW City 5 0 0 0 0
Rugby union
Position	Fly-half
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2008–11 Aviron Bayonnais 74 7 9 4 71 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2009–11 Italy 14 0 6 0 17
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Craig Gower (born 29 April 1978) is an Italian-Australian former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He is a dual-code rugby international, having played rugby league for Australia and rugby union for Italy. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australian Kangaroos representative halfback or hooker, he played in the National Rugby League for Sydney club the Penrith Panthers (whom he captained to victory in the 2003 NRL Premiership). Gower then switched rugby union, playing for French Top 14 side Bayonne, and through grandparentage represented Italy. He returned to rugby league with the London Broncos in the Super League and then finished his playing career with one more National Rugby League season at the Newcastle Knights.