Nick Geiger
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| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nick Geiger (born 1952) is an Australian former professional
New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership for the Penrith Panthers
.
Whilst playing in the
Australian Rugby Football League president Kevin Humphreys refused to ratify the side, Beetson was reinstated, with the Queensland selectors putting in Geiger at the expense of Peponis.[3] Geiger played the first of his four matches in total for Australia, making him Kangaroo No. 496.[4] His last match for the Kangaroos was the closely contested 1977 Rugby League World Cup final against Great Britain, in which he played hooker and helped Australia to a one-point victory.[5]
Geiger made some appearances for the Penrith Panthers in the 1979 NSWRFL season's Premiership, but after being replaced by local junior Steve Martin, he returned to Brisbane.
To celebrate its 75th anniversary, the Norths Devils club in 2008 included Geiger on its list of the greatest 75 players, coaches, administrators, volunteers and supporters.[6]
References
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Ricketts, Steve. "FLASHBACK: MAY 1977". stevericketts.com.a. Steve Ricketts. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ Whiticker, Alan. "Nick Geiger". rugbyleagueproject.org. Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Australian Kangaroos Player Register" (PDF). 2013 Annual Report. NRL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- News Corporation. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "History" (PDF). northsdevils.com. Norths Devils. Retrieved 20 January 2018.