Heath L'Estrange

Heath L'Estrange
Personal information
Born (1985-05-21) 21 May 1985
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) [1]
Position Hooker

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2004–07 Sydney Roosters 29 1 0 0 4
2008–09 Manly Sea Eagles 44 2 0 0 8
2010–13 Bradford Bulls 99 8 0 0 32
2014 Sydney Roosters 5 0 0 0 0
2015 St. George Illawarra 16 0 0 0 0
Total 193 11 0 0 44
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–13 Exiles 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3]

Heath L'Estrange (born 21 May 1985) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He played for the Sydney Roosters, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League, and the Bradford Bulls in the Super League. In his rugby league career, he won the 2008 NRL Grand Final with the Sea Eagles. He played as hooker.

Background

L'Estrange was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Playing career

Schoolboys

While attending Terra Sancta College, L'Estrange played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2002 and 2003.[4]

Sydney Roosters: 2004

L'Estrange signed for the club in late 2003. He made his first grade début on 9 April 2004 against the Brisbane Broncos during round 5 at Aussie Stadium where he scored 2 tries.

L'Estrange post-game with the Manly Sea Eagles

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 2008-09

He played in the 2008 NRL Grand Final victory over the in-form Melbourne Storm.[5]

Bradford Bulls: 2010-13

He signed a two-year contract with Super League club Bradford Bulls for 2010; he was seen as a replacement for Terry Newton. L'Estrange re-signed with Bradford for a 3-year deal midway through the 2011 season. After the 2013 season he was released from his contract on compassionate grounds where he would later sign a 1-year contract with the Sydney Roosters.[6]

SeasonAppearanceTriesGoalsF/GPoints
2010 Bradford Bulls3040016
2011 Bradford Bulls1630012
2012 Bradford Bulls271004
2013 Bradford Bulls260000
Total9980032

Sydney Roosters: 2014

The Sydney Roosters signed L'Estrange after he was released by Bradford.[7] On 29 October, L'Estrange signed a 1-year deal with the St George Illawarra Dragons for the 2015 season.[8][9]

St George Illawarra Dragons: 2015

On 2 October, L'Estrange announced his retirement from first grade rugby league[10].

Hills District Bulls

On 28 August 2017, L'Estrange was named in The 2017 Ron Massey Cup team of the year [11][12].

Representative

France

He was named in the France squad for the Rugby League World Cup 2008.[13]

Exiles

L'Estrange played 2 games for the Exiles.

References

  1. ↑ "The official Engage Super League web site". web page. Super League. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  2. ↑ loverugbyleague
  3. ↑ [1]
  4. ↑ "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  5. ↑ "Grand final: As it happened". Fox Sports. 2008-10-05. Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
  6. ↑ L'Estrange, Heath. "ROOSTERS HAVE SEVERAL NEW FACES IN 2014". Zero Tackle. Fox Sports. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  7. ↑ http://www.zerotackle.com/super-league/lestrange-departure-rocks-bradford-bulls-1145
  8. ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/st-george-illawarra-dragons-pick-up-heath-lestrange-and-beau-henry-20141028-11dd27.html
  9. ↑ http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/sport/nrl/news/2014/10/st-george-illawarra-dragons-sign-heath-leestrange-and-beau-henry/
  10. ↑ http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/3397902/dragons-veteran-hangs-them-up/
  11. ↑ http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2017/08/27/_2017_team_of_the_ye.html
  12. ↑ http://www.hillsnews.com.au/story/4905327/bulls-among-best/
  13. ↑ "Heath chasing French spot". AAP. 2008-08-01.
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