Rory Kostjasyn

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Rory Kostjasyn
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Kostjasyn playing for Central Coast in 2009
Personal information
Nickname Kosty
Born (1987-06-06) 6 June 1987 (age 37)
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 75 3 0 0 12
Total 107 5 0 0 20
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013 Ireland 3 0 0 0 0
2016 Country Origin 1 0 0 0 0
As of 29 May 2016
Source: [1]

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

  1. ↑ http://www.nrl.com/smith-pupil-kostjasyn-ready-to-bring-down-storm/tabid/10874/newsid/78938/default.aspx
  2. ↑ http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/sport/irish-pride-on-the-line/story-fnjfzr2z-1226739731585
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/kostjasyn-join-cowboys-2013-6810/
  7. ↑ http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/kostjasyn-extends-cowboys-contract-13922/
  8. ↑ Rory Kostjasyn's player profile at Rugby League Project

External links

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