Rory Kostjasyn
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| Kostjasyn playing for Central Coast in 2009 | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Nickname | Kosty | |||||
| Born | 6 June 1987 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Hooker, Five-eighth, Lock | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2010–12 | Melbourne Storm | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2013– | North Queensland | 74 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Total | 106 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2013 | Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Country Origin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Rory Kostjasyn (born 6 June 1987) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the North Queensland Cowboys of the NRL. An Irish international representative hooker, he previously played for the Melbourne Storm. Kostjasyn was a member of the Cowboys' 2015 NRL premiership and 2016 World Club Challenge winning sides.
Background
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Kostjasyn grew up in Berkeley Vale on New South Wale's Central Coast. Of Russian and Irish descent, Kostjasyn's grandparents on his father's side are both from Russia.[1][2]
He played his junior football for the Berkeley Vale Panthers and was signed by the Sydney Roosters as a teenager, playing for their Jersey Flegg Cup side. While contracted to the Roosters, Kostjasyn played for their New South Wales Cup affiliate the Newtown Jets. After not playing first grade at the Roosters, he signed with the Melbourne Storm for the 2010 season.[3]
Playing career
2010
Kostjasyn made his first-team debut for the Melbourne Storm against Harlequins RL at the Twickenham Stoop in the World City Challenge, the Storm's warm-up match before the 2010 World Club Challenge.[4] He played again a week later against the Leeds Rhinos from the bench in the World Club Challenge.[5]
Training with the first grade squad over that summer earned Kostjasyn a spot in the club’s World Cup Challenge squad and a subsequent medal as part of the winning team. He was later signed by the club on a two-year-contract.
He then went on to make his National Rugby League debut in the 2010 NRL season. Kostjasyn went on to play 7 games that season making his debut in Round 1 of that season, He scored his first try for the club in Round 14 of the 2010 season.
2011
In 2011, Kostjasyn was a more regular member of the Melbourne team, playing 12 matches, starting in three of them. Kostjasyn, known for his versatility, played games at five-eighth, hooker and lock in 2011.
2012
Kostjasyn played in 12 games in the 2012 NRL season, deputising for injured team mate Cooper Cronk in the halves at times. In Week One of the 2012 finals series against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Kostjasyn made his first finals appearance. He was named 18th man for the Melbourne Storm in the 2012 Grand Final.
On 26 July 2012, Kostjasyn had signed a two-year-deal with the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2013 and 2014 seasons.[6]
2013
In 2013, Kostjasyn mainly played the hooker for the Cowboys, rotating with Ray Thompson. He made 20 appearances for North Queensland in 2013, including the semi final against the Cronulla Sharks, which he started at hooker. At the end of the season, Kostjasyn was named in Ireland's 24-man squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, playing 3 games in the tournament.
2014
In February 2014, Kostjasyn played in the Cowboys' championship-winning Auckland Nines side. On 2 July 2014, Kostjasyn re-signed with the North Queensland on another two-year-deal, keeping him with the Cowboys until 2016.[7] He missed just one first grade game in 2014, due to broken ribs, starting 23 games at hooker.
2015
On 4 October 2015, Kostjasyn was a member of the Cowboys' Grand Final winning side, coming off the bench in the side's 17-16 victory over the Brisbane Broncos. The Grand Final was Kostjasyn's 100th NRL game.
2016
On 21 February 2016, Kostjasyn was a member of the Cowboys' World Club Challenge winning side, coming off the bench in the side's 38-4 victory over the Leeds Rhinos at Headingley Stadium.
Achievements and accolades
Team
2010 World Club Challenge: Melbourne Storm – Winners*
2015 NRL Grand Final: North Queensland Cowboys – Winners
2016 World Club Challenge: North Queensland Cowboys – Winners
Statistics
NRL
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2015 season [8]
| † | Denotes seasons in which Kostjasyn won an NRL Premiership |
| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts= |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Melbourne | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | Melbourne | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012† | Melbourne | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | North Queensland | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | North Queensland | 25 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 |
| 2015† | North Queensland | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| Career totals | 100 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 20 | |
International
| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts= |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ http://www.nrl.com/smith-pupil-kostjasyn-ready-to-bring-down-storm/tabid/10874/newsid/78938/default.aspx
- ↑ http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/sport/irish-pride-on-the-line/story-fnjfzr2z-1226739731585
- ↑ "Newtown Jets 2008 - Staff & player gallery". Newtown Jets. 2008. Retrieved 01-03-2010. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Muddy Storm thrills the Stoop as champions prove their class". Quins. 2010-02-21. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
- ↑ "Melbourne Storm defeat Leeds Rhinos 18-10 in World Club Challenge". Fox Sports. 01-03-2010. Retrieved 01-03-2010. Check date values in:
|access-date=, |date=(help) - ↑ http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/kostjasyn-join-cowboys-2013-6810/
- ↑ http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/kostjasyn-extends-cowboys-contract-13922/
- ↑ Rory Kostjasyn's player profile at Rugby League Project
External links
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