Luke Davico

Luke Davico (born 16 May 1973) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of Italian descent.[2] He previously played for the Canberra Raiders (where he was named the club's rookie of the year in 1995) and the Newcastle Knights.

Luke Davico
Personal information
Born (1973-05-16) 16 May 1973
Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight109 kg (17 st 2 lb)
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1994–04 Canberra Raiders 176 16 0 0 66
2006–07 Newcastle Knights 18 2 0 0 8
Total 194 18 0 0 74
Source: [1]

Background

Davico was born in Gosford, New South Wales.

Playing career

Davico made his first-grade debut two days before his 21st birthday in round ten of the 1994 season. He started from the bench in a match against St. George Dragons.

After eleven seasons with the Canberra Raiders, Davico signed a contract with English Super League club, Wigan Warriors. A torn pectoral muscle during a match in August, 2004, prematurely ended his time with the Canberra club. Davico then re-injured the muscle five minutes into a pre-season match for Wigan in January, 2005.[3]

Davico returned to Australia without having played a first-grade game for Wigan. In 2006, Davico signed a two-year contract with the Newcastle Knights.[4] Following seventeen appearances from the bench in 2006 and only one in 2007, Davico retired mid-season.[5]

References

  • Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.

Footnotes
  1. "Luke Davico - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. Damir Govorcin (30 July 2006). "Curtain-raiser proposal for rugby league minnows". The Catholic Weekly (Australia). Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  3. "Davico injury fear for Warriors". BBC.co.uk. 25 January 2005. Retrieved 9 May 2008.
  4. "Davico joins the Knights". ABC News. 1 July 2005. Retrieved 9 May 2008.
  5. "OFFICIAL DEBUT NUMBERS". Newcastle Knights.
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