Ron Giteau | |
Fullname: | Ron Giteau |
Birth Date: | 31 May 1955 |
Height: | 180cm (70inches) |
Weight: | 90kg (200lb) |
Club1: | Western Suburbs |
Year1start: | 1974 |
Year1end: | 80 |
Appearances1: | 102 |
Tries1: | 41 |
Goals1: | 152 |
Fieldgoals1: | 2 |
Points1: | 429 |
Club2: | Eastern Suburbs |
Year2start: | 1981 |
Year2end: | 82 |
Appearances2: | 46 |
Tries2: | 11 |
Goals2: | 141 |
Fieldgoals2: | 2 |
Points2: | 319 |
Club3: | Canberra Raiders |
Year3start: | 1983 |
Year3end: | 86 |
Appearances3: | 78 |
Tries3: | 14 |
Goals3: | 234 |
Fieldgoals3: | 3 |
Points3: | 527 |
Retired: | yes |
Source: | [1] [2] |
Ron Giteau (born 31 May 1955[3]) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. A prolific point-scoring centre, he was captain of the Canberra Raiders team in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership. Giteau also played for Western Suburbs and Eastern Suburbs.
He was a Wests junior graded from the Enfield Federals junior club in 1974.[4]
Ron Giteau is the father of former Australian rugby union player, Matt Giteau,[5] Australia women's dual-code rugby international Kristy Giteau[6] [7] and Canberra Raiders NSW Cup side coach Justin Giteau[8]