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Kris Tassell
Personal information
Born (1973-09-16) 16 September 1973 (age 50)
Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
PositionFullback, Wing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1992 Canberra Raiders 2 0 0 0 0
1995 Canterbury Bulldogs 4 0 0 0 0
1996–99 North Queensland 42 18 0 0 72
2000–01 Salford City Reds 45 12 0 0 48
2002 Wakefield Trinity 24 10 0 0 40
2003 Swinton Lions 25 12 0 0 48
Total 142 52 0 0 208
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2000–04 Wales 11 6 0 0 24
Source: [1][2]

Kris Tassell (born 16 September 1973) is a former Wales international rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. fullback, wing, or centre, he played for the Canberra Raiders, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, North Queensland Cowboys, Salford City Reds, Wakefield Trinity and the Swinton Lions.[1][2]

Background

Born in

Cairns Kangaroos and attended Trinity Anglican School before being signed by the Canberra Raiders.[3]

Playing career

In 1990, Tassell started at fullback for the Queensland under-17 side in their 14–all draw with New South Wales.[4] In Round 10 of the 1992 NSWRL season, he made his first grade in the Raiders' 31–12 loss to the Parramatta Eels.[5]

In 1995, Tassell joined the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, playing four first grade games, spending the majority of the season in reserve grade.[6] In 1996, he returned to Queensland, signing with the North Queensland Cowboys. That season, he scored eight tries in nine games before a knee injury against the Newcastle Knights in Round 11 ended his season. He finished the year as the club's equal-top try scorer.[7] In 1998, after just three games in 1997, Tassell became a regular starter for the Cowboys, playing 18 games on the wing. In 1999, his final year at the club, he played 12 games.

In 2000, Tassell joined the

Salford City Reds in the Super League. He played 26 games that season, mainly at centre, scoring seven tries. Later the year, he represented Wales at the Rugby League World Cup. In their first group game against the Cook Islands, he scored a hat trick and was named Man of the Match. In their semi-final loss to Australia
, he scored a try in the 22–46 defeat.

In 2002, after two seasons with Salford, Tassell moved to Wakefield Trinity, where he scored 10 tries in 24 games. In 2003, Tassell played for the Swinton Lions in the National League Two. In November 2003, he once again scored a try against Australia in Wales' 4–76 loss on the 2003 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France.

Statistics

NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL

Season Team Matches T G GK % F/G Pts
1992 Canberra 2 0 0 — 0 0
1995 Canterbury-Bankstown 4 0 0 — 0 0
1996 North Queensland 9 8 0 — 0 32
1997 North Queensland 3 1 0 — 0 4
1998 North Queensland 18 6 0 — 0 24
1999 North Queensland 12 3 0 — 0 12
Career totals 48 18 0 – 0 72

Super League

Season Team Matches T G GK % F/G Pts
2000
Salford City
 26 7 0 — 0 28
2001
Salford City
 19 5 0 — 0 20
2002
 Wakefield Trinity 24 10 0 — 0 40
Career totals 69 22 0 – 0 88

International

Season Team Matches T G GK % F/G Pts
2000 Wales Wales 5 4 0 — 0 16
2002
 Wales Wales 1 1 0 — 0 4
2003 Wales Wales 3 1 0 — 0 4
2004 Wales Wales 2 0 0 — 0 0
Career totals 11 6 0 – 0 24

Personal life

Tassell's older brothers, Brad and Jason, were both professional rugby league players.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. ^ "League community mourns passing of Tom Tassell". QRL. 5 April 2019.
  4. ^ "1990". 18th Man. 26 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Where are they now? Kris Tassell". Canberra Raiders. 21 June 2018.
  6. ^ "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB – OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.
  7. ISBN 9780994237316
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  8. ^ "First joint battle for the Tassell brothers". Cairns Post. 24 November 2019.

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