James Stosic

James Stosic
Personal information
Nickname Stos, The Stosinator, N8tor
Born (1981-09-22) 22 September 1981
New Plymouth, New Zealand
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2005–06 Cronulla Sharks 24 0 0 0 0
2007–08 Gold Coast Titans 23 0 0 0 0
2009 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 18 1 0 0 4
Total 65 1 0 0 4
As of 10:57, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

James Stosic (born 22 September 1981 in New Plymouth, New Zealand) is a professional rugby league player who currently plays for the Easts Tigers in the Queensland Cup.[1]

Early years

A Waitara Bears junior, Stosic attended New Plymouth Boys High School and represented Taranaki in 1998 as a 17-year-old alongside his brother Sasho. He attended New Plymouth Boys High.[2] That year Stosic made the New Zealand Secondary School team and the New Zealand 18 years Academy Team. He played for the Academy team at the Under 19s Oceania Tournament and was named the forward of the tournament.[3]

Playing career

Stosic previously Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the Super League competition. His usual position is Prop. He is of Macedonian descent.[4]

He signed for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on 10 November 2008. Since then, he has played in 4 Super League matches for the Wildcats, before injuring his leg during the Wildcats victory over Warrington Wolves in round 4. He was out of action for 12 weeks.

Representative career

In 1999 he toured Papua New Guinea with the New Zealand Māori side.[5]

He was named in the Serbian training squad for the 2009 European Cup.[6]

References

  1. http://www.qrl.com.au/display.php?pg_id=5122
  2. New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998. p.144
  3. New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998. p.181
  4. "Stosic feeling right at home". Sky Sports. 21 January 2009.
  5. John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 307. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2. ISBN 1-86969-331-0.
  6. http://www.rlef.eu.com/news.php?id=1140

External links

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