Jeff Wittenberg

Jeff Wittenberg
Personal information
Born (1973-03-19) 19 March 1973 (age 51)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1993 St. George Dragons 1 0 0 0 0
1995–96 South Qld Crushers 19 1 0 0 4
1997–98 Bradford Bulls 18 4 0 0 16
1998–99 Huddersfield Giants 20 1 0 0 4
2000 Sheffield Eagles 19 1 0 0 4
2001 Batley Bulldogs 28 4 0 0 16
2002–03 Huddersfield Giants 35 3 0 0 12
Total 140 14 0 0 56
Source: [1]
FatherJohn Wittenberg

Jeff Wittenberg (born 19 March 1973) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in England and Australia. His father John was an Australian international.

Playing career

Wittenberg began his career playing for the Wynnum Manly Seagulls, a club who his father had also represented.[2] In 1993, he signed with the St. George Dragons, another of his fathers former clubs. Wittenberg only made one appearance for the club and left at the end of the season.[3]

In 1995, Wittenberg joined the new South Queensland Crushers franchise and played in their inaugural match on 11 March 1995. He spent two seasons at the club. Chosen for his size , at 196 cm he was the biggest man in the Crushers engine room In 1997, despite interest from Castleford, Wittenberg signed with the Bradford Bulls for 1997's Super League II.[4] He only remained one season with the Bulls, joining the Huddersfield Giants in 1998.[5] At the end of the 1998 season Wittenberg was released.[6]

Wittenberg spent several years in the lower grades, playing for the Sheffield Eagles and then the Batley Bulldogs.[3][7] Wittenberg then returned to Huddersfield, playing for the club in the 2002 and 2003 seasons.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ RLP
  2. ^ Club History Archived 4 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine wynnumseagulls.com.au
  3. ^ a b Players W-X-Y-Z Archived 12 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine leagueunlimited.com
  4. ^ Harris hits back Sunday Mirror, 23 March 1997
  5. ^ Guide to the top division's 12 teams from the Bulls to the Warriors The Independent, 2 April 1998
  6. ^ Team-by-Team Guide to Super League The Independent, 5 March 1999
  7. ^ Dragons lack fire bbc.co.uk, 1 January 2001
  8. ^ Hayes scores two tries as Huddersfield cruise The Telegraph, 17 February 2002
  9. ^ 2003 Super League squads sportinglife.com