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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
22 February 1985 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Hooker, Halfback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Rugby League Project
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George Ndaira (born 22 February 1985 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a retired professional rugby league footballer. He played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League and represented Lebanon at international level. He played at hooker and halfback.
Ndaira was a part of the 2005 St George Illawarra Dragons Jersey Flegg Grand Final side. He played his school football at Marist College Kogarah and was coached by Dave Callander and Mark Hildebrandt.
He made his first grade debut in 2006 for the St George Illawarra Dragons. He played three first grade games with the Dragons. In 2007, joined the Sydney Roosters, however, he did not play a first grade game for the club, playing mostly in the reserve grade team. In 2008, he joined South Sydney Rabbitohs, playing fourteen games for the club in the season, and scoring four points (by kicking two goals).
In 2009, he joined the Newcastle Knights. He played there for two seasons. After the 2010 season, Ndaira was released from the Knights so he could sign with local Newcastle club, Kurri Kurri Bulldogs. However, this was short-lived, and he joined the Wests Tigers in 2011. While waiting for a spot in the Tigers' first grade team, he played for the Tigers' feeder side in the NSW Cup. After failing to reach first-grade for the Tigers, Ndaira again signed with Kurri Kurri for the 2012 season, as the captain-coach.