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L'Estrange was born in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], Australia.
L'Estrange was born in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], Australia.


While attending Terra Sancta College, L'Estrange played for the [[Australia national schoolboys rugby league team|Australian Schoolboys team]] in 2002 and 2003.<ref>{{cite web|title=SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424|access-date=2008-10-10|publisher=SportingPulse}}</ref>
While attending Terra Sancta College, L'Estrange played for the [[Australia national schoolboys rugby league team|Australian Schoolboys team]] in 2002 and 2003.<ref>{{cite web|title=SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424|access-date=2008-10-10|publisher=SportingPulse|archive-date=31 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131030043/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Playing career==
==Playing career==

Latest revision as of 11:55, 19 July 2024

Heath L'Estrange
Personal information
Born (1985-05-21) 21 May 1985 (age 39)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb) [1]
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2004–07 Sydney Roosters 29 1 0 0 4
2008–09 Manly Sea Eagles 44 2 0 0 8
2010–13 Bradford Bulls 99 8 0 0 32
2014 Sydney Roosters 5 0 0 0 0
2015 St. George Illawarra 16 0 0 0 0
Total 193 11 0 0 44
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–13 Exiles 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3]

Heath L'Estrange (born 21 May 1985), also known by the nickname of "Stranger",[4] is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He played for the Sydney Roosters, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League, and the Bradford Bulls in the Super League. In his rugby league career, he won the 2008 NRL Grand Final with the Sea Eagles. He played as hooker.

Background

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L'Estrange was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

While attending Terra Sancta College, L'Estrange played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2002 and 2003.[5]

Playing career

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Sydney Roosters: 2004-2007

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L'Estrange signed for the club in late 2003. He made his first grade début on 9 April 2004 against the Brisbane Broncos during round 5 at Sydney Football Stadium where he scored two tries.

L'Estrange played in the 2006 NSW Cup grand final for Newtown who were the Sydney Roosters feeder club at the time against Parramatta. Newtown would lose the grand final 20-19 at Stadium Australia.[6]

L'Estrange post-game with the Manly Sea Eagles

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 2008-09

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L'Estrange played in the 2008 NRL Grand Final victory over the Melbourne Storm. Manly won the match 40-0 which as of the 2023 season is the biggest winning margin in a grand final.[7]

Bradford Bulls: 2010-13

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L'Estrange signed a two-year contract with Super League club Bradford Bulls for 2010; he was seen as a replacement for Terry Newton. L'Estrange re-signed with Bradford for a three-year deal midway through the 2011 season. After the 2013 season he was released from his contract on compassionate grounds where he would later sign a one-year contract with the Sydney Roosters.[8]

Sydney Roosters: 2014

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The Sydney Roosters signed L'Estrange after he was released by Bradford.[9] On 29 October, L'Estrange signed a one- year deal with the St. George Illawarra Dragons for the 2015 NRL season.[10][11]

St George Illawarra Dragons: 2015

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On 2 October, L'Estrange announced his retirement from first grade rugby league.[12]

Hills District Bulls

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On 28 August 2017, L'Estrange was named in the 2017 Ron Massey Cup team of the year.[13][14]

Representative

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France

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He was named in the France squad for the Rugby League World Cup 2008.[15]

Exiles

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L'Estrange played two games for the Exiles.

References

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  1. ^ "The official Engage Super League web site". web page. Super League. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Players". LoveRugbyLeague.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Heath L'Estrange - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  4. ^ Carayannis, Michael (9 August 2014). "Sydney Roosters hooker Heath L'Estrange quickly making himself known to teammates". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  5. ^ "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  6. ^ "2006 Grand Final - Newtown Jets". Newtownjets.com.
  7. ^ "Grand final: As it happened". Fox Sports. 5 October 2008. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
  8. ^ L'Estrange, Heath. "ROOSTERS HAVE SEVERAL NEW FACES IN 2014". Zero Tackle. Fox Sports. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  9. ^ "L'Estrange departure rocks Bradford Bulls | Super League | Zero Tackle". Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  10. ^ "St George Illawarra Dragons pick up Heath L'Estrange and Beau Henry". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  11. ^ "St George Illawarra Dragons Sign Heath l'Estrange and Beau Henry | Triple M NRL". Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  12. ^ JENNINGS, MITCH (2 October 2015). "Dragons veteran hangs them up". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  13. ^ "2017 Team Of The Year | Ron Massey Cup". New South Wales Rugby League. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Bulls among best | Hills News". Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  15. ^ "Heath chasing French spot". AAP. 1 August 2008.
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