George Tambakis
George "The Flying Greek" Tambakis was born in Mykonos, Greece, on 21 July 1989. Tambakis migrated to Brisbane, Australia, in 1999. In Brisbane he was awarded a scholarship to play rugby at St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace. Enrolling in 2002, he excelled and quickly became an integral member of the First XV rugby team[1] going on to represent Queensland at the Under-16 National Championship in 2005.[2] After leaving school, Tambakis went on to play for Easts Tigers Rugby Union in the Brisbane Club Rugby Competition [3] where he quickly gain the nickname "The Flying Greek" for his 'barnstorming' runs out of the centres.
Tambakis went on to represent Queensland in the under-19 team.[4] Following a run of impressive displays for Easts Tigers, he was selected to represent Greece in rugby league in the lead up to the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, but Greece did not quaalify for the World Cup Finals.
Tambakis now lives in Sydney, Australia, where he began studying medicine at the University of Notre Dame Australia.