James Nightingale (rugby league)

James Nightingale (born 25 September 1986) is a former Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer who played as a second-row forward for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL.

James Nightingale
Personal information
Born25 September 1986 (1986-09-25) (age 37)
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight98 kg (15 st 6 lb)[1]
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row, Lock
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2007–10 Papua New Guinea 9 0 0 0 0
Source: [2]

Background

James Nightingale was born in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia. James' eldest brother Matthew Nightingale (b. 23 July 1981) represented Papua New Guinea, played for the Penrith Panthers, Wests Tigers and the Parramatta Eels.

Playing career

He was named in the Papua New Guinea training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[3] He was then named in the PNG squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[4]

Nightingale was named as part of the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2009 Pacific Cup.[5]

He was also added as a replacement player in the PNG rugby league squad for the Four Nations tournament in 2010.[6]

References
  1. "Statistics at redcliffedolphins.com.au". redcliffedolphins.com.au. 31 December 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. "PNG name preliminary squad". RLWC.com. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 10 April 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  4. "Wilshere handed Kumuls captaincy". BBC. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
  5. "Kumuls named at thenational.com.pg". thenational.com.pg. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. "Positives in PNG defence". rlfournations.com. 31 December 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
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