Owen Craigie

Quick Facts

Full Name	Owen Craigie
Date Of Birth	Apr 19, 1978(1978-04-19)
Age	46
Birthplace	Inverell
Country	Australia
Birth City	New South Wales
Horoscope	Aries

Owen Craigie Biography

Owen Craigie is one of the most popular and richest Rugby League Player who was born on April 19, 1978 in Inverell, New South Wales, Australia. Owen Craigie (born 19 April 1978) is an Australian former professional footballer in the league who played during the 1990s and the 2000s. He was previously a player in the Newcastle Knights, the Wests Tigers and the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League, and the Widnes Vikings in the Super League. Craigie predominantly was a five-eighth in addition to fullback and centre. Craigie’s playing career was cut short due to injuries that he sustained throughout his career.

After 2001, his contract with Craigie was been terminated and he was hired by Wests Tigers.

For the 2005 season, Craigie signed for English Super League club Widnes Vikings. However, injuries, family troubles and fitness problems meant that his new beginning never really lifted to the heights that the English club had hoped and wished for. Midway through the Super League season Craigie and the club came to a mutual agreement to terminate his contract after he suffered a serious knee injury. Craigie quickly moved back to Australia.

In the 1997 season, Craigie complained that he was victimized racially in a game against North Sydney Bears. The player who was inflicting the offense, Chris Caruana was dropped from the Norths team and punished.

Owen Craigie Net Worth

Owen Craigie is one of the richest Rugby League Player from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Owen Craigie 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

While at Hamilton St. Francis Xavier, Craigie played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1994 1995, 1994 and 1996. Craigie was the only player who made the team three times in a row. Danny Buderus described him as, “the most freakish talent I came across in my junior days.”

Craigie made his grade debut in 1995 , against the Brisbane Broncos as a seventeen-year-old as he was still at school. In his four seasons with the Knights they often showed his natural talent and skills. He scored 32 attempts for the Knights and was part of the team that won the premiership in 1997. Andrew Johns said he was the “best naturally talented player I played with.”

In 2002 the South Sydney Rabbitohs signed Craigie on a two-year deal in the hope that his fitness problems could be overcome and he could further display his ability he had shown in glimpses at his two previous clubs. In his first season at the southern Sydney side, he started twenty one of the twenty four games the Rabbitohs played in their season, and things finally looked to be on the up for Craigie. However, with new coach Paul Langmack taking over at the Rabbitohs in 2004, Craigie only began two of the first twelve games of the season. Craigie publicly accused Langmack of being racist, which was denied by Langmack. Not long after Langmack was released from the club, with Arthur Kitinas being appointed as head coach. With a new coach at the helm Craigie began to prosper again, and the Rabbitohs won the next three of their four matches, including a win over 2003 premiers the Penrith Panthers in which Craigie was awarded man of the match.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Owen Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby League Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Owen Craigie celebrates birthday on April 19 of every year.