Greg Eastwood
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| Full name | Gregory Eastwood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 March 1987 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Greg Eastwood (born 10 March 1987) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer. A New Zealand international forward, he played in the NRL for the Brisbane Broncos and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, and in the Super League for the Leeds Rhinos.
Early years
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Eastwood is of Māori and English descent and played his junior football for the Manurewa Marlins in South Auckland before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos.
Playing career
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Brisbane Broncos
In round 26 of the
In the 2007
Eastwood was a member of the 2008 World Cup-winning New Zealand Kiwis team and played in all of their matches, including the final victory over Australia.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
After three seasons in Brisbane, Eastwood signed with Leeds Rhinos of the Super League for the 2009 season, however his visa to play in the United Kingdom was denied.[3] While his visa was being appealed, several NRL clubs, including the New Zealand Warriors and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, expressed interest in signing him.[4][5] He eventually signed with the Bulldogs on loan for the 2009 season.
Eastwood made his début for the Bulldogs in round 2, against the Penrith Panthers, scoring a try in the match.[6]
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds successfully appealed the decision to deny his visa to play in the UK, and Eastwood joined the Rhinos for the
Eastwood played from the bench in the
Return to Canterbury-Bankstown
Eastwood re-commenced playing in the NRL in the
Following a season-ending tackle on Benji Marshall in week 1 of the 2015 finals series, against the St. George Illawarra Dragons, Eastwood was issued with a "concerning act" notice by the NRL, asking the Bulldogs to address his tackling style.[13]
He was named in the
In December 2017, Eastwood was on the way to pre season training when he claimed he suddenly felt faint and dizzy. After visiting a hospital and seeing a specialist it was revealed that Eastwood was suffering from an irregular heartbeat. Eastwood almost retired from rugby league but returned to the field in 2018.[15][16] On 27 August 2018, Eastwood was one of the players announced by Canterbury to be leaving at seasons end after his contract would not be renewed for the 2019 season.[17]
On 23 September 2018, Eastwood was part of the Canterbury side which won the
Newtown
On 15 January 2019, Eastwood signed a contract to join
In his first season at Newtown, the club finished 7th on the table and then reached the 2019Glebe
In February 2020, Eastwood signed a contract to join
References
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Greg Eastwood – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project".
- ^ "Leeds star Eastwood denied visa". BBC News. 14 February 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
- ^ Brown, Michael (1 March 2009). "League: Warriors face fight to recruit Eastwood". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ Walter, Brad (3 March 2009). "Warriors release Lauaki, target Eastwood". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Bulldogs snare NZ prop Greg Eastwood".
- ^ Leeds sign Kiwi star Eastwood AAP, Accessed from NRL.com, 14 August 2009
- ^ "Redirecting…".
- ^ "bluenwhite.com.au". Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ "bluenwhite.com.au - e-magazine".
- ^ Scott, Ged (28 August 2010). "Leeds 6–30 Warrington". BBC. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ Wilson, Andy (28 August 2010). "Chris Hicks hat-trick leads Warrington to Challenge Cup triumph over Leeds". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Why Kasiano wasn't charged". 15 September 2015.
- ^ "Auckland Rugby League – Auckland Rugby League".
- ^ "Bulldogs drop Greg Eastwood after playing his first NRL game since heart scare". 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Eastwood hoping with all his heart for new deal". 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Join us on Sunday to say farewell to our departing players". 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Woolford Stars as Bulldogs Claim ISP Premiership". 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Bulldogs down Dolphins to win Intrust Super Championship". 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Greg Eastwood signs with Newtown Jets". www.nswrl.com.au. 15 January 2019.
- ^ "Newtown Jets steal the State Championship with a last second freak try". Sporting News.
- ^ "Greg Eastwood's mission to help the next generation of NRL players". Sporting News.
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