Hassan Saleh (born 22 October 1979) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played for the Wests Tigers, St George Illawarra Dragons and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League competition. He also represented the Lebanon national rugby league team on several occasions, including the 2000 World Cup. Saleh's position of choice was usually on the wing but he also played at fullback.
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| Full name | Hassan Saleh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 October 1979 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb; 203 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editSaleh was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, he is of Lebanese descent.
Playing career
editSaleh made his first grade debut for the Wests Tigers in round 7 of the 2001 NRL season against the Canberra Raiders at Campbelltown Stadium. In 2003, Saleh signed with St George and made 11 appearances for the club before signing with rivals Cronulla-Sutherland for the 2004 season.
Saleh's final game in the top grade was for Cronulla in round 4 2004 against South Sydney at the Sydney Football Stadium. Saleh scored a try during the game which Cronulla lost 36–12.[2][3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Hassan Saleh - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Wests Tigers First Grade Players". Wests Tigers.
- ^ "Saleh reveals Tandy placed bets for him". SMH.
- ^ "Hassan Saleh stunned after Sapphire Suite glassing". Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "NRL players in drive-by shooting". Herald Sun.
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