Eion Crossan

Eion Crossan
Personal information
Full name	Eion Crossan
Nickname	'The White Rabbit'
Born	(1967-05-10) 10 May 1967 New Zealand
Playing information
Position	wing
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1992–93	South Sydney	22	3	76	0	164
1994–95	Cronulla-Sutherland	23	8	64	0	160
	Total	45	11	140	0	324
Source: Southland player Eion Crossan in action v France, where he scored all 12 points.

Eion Crossan (born 10 May 1967 in New Zealand) originally played Rugby Union in New Zealand for Southland and Bay of Plenty between 1987 and 1996. Like a number of amateur New Zealand Rugby Union players at the time he was lured to Rugby League in Australia. He played Rugby League between 1992 & 1995 in the ARL competition, prior to the Super League War. During this time he played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Cronulla Sharks.

He was well renowned as an accurate goal kicker at the time, and finished the 1992 season with a 78% kicking record, which was not far behind well renowned prolific goal kicker, Daryl Halligan ^[1]

1993 saw Crossan playing Reserve Grade for the Rabbitohs. Despite his great goal kicking prowess, a number of oppositions teams learnt that he had a weakness in his tackling technique, and had been targeted late in the 1992 season. In 1994 he switched to the Cronulla Sharks up until the end of the 1995 season.^[2]

Trivia

During a Charity Shield game, playing for Souths, he had his nose broken by Dragons player David Barnhill.^[3]

In the ARL, he scored a total of 324 points, including 140 goals at @ 70%. He also scored 11 tries.

He scored all 12 points (4 penalty goals) for Southland Rugby Union club, to guide them to victory over France in 1989. ^[4]

He played 49 games for Southland and 28 games for Bay of Plenty ^[5]

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