Neville Costigan

Neville Costigan

Costigan playing for Papua New Guinea in 2008
Personal information
Nickname	Nev
Born	(1985-03-16) 16 March 1985 (age 31) Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
Playing information
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
Position	Lock, Second-row, Prop, Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2003–06 Brisbane Broncos 45 4 0 0 16 2007–08 Canberra Raiders 25 5 0 0 20 2009–10 St. George Illawarra 42 5 0 0 20 2011–13 Newcastle Knights 57 6 0 0 24 2014 Hull Kingston Rovers 24 3 0 0 12 Total 193 23 0 0 92 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2007–10 Queensland 6 0 0 0 0 2008–13 Papua New Guinea 6 0 0 0 0
Source: Rugby League Project

Neville Costigan (born 16 March 1985) is a Papua New Guinean-Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 2000s, and 2010s. A Papua New Guinea national and Queensland State of Origin representative forward, he played in the National Rugby League for Australian clubs Brisbane Broncos, Canberra Raiders, St. George Illawarra Dragons (with whom he won the 2010 NRL Grand Final) and Newcastle Knights. Costigan then finished his career in Super League with English club Hull Kingston Rovers.

Born in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea on 16 March 1985, Costigan's father is Australian and his mother is from Dyaul Island. He moved with his parents to Queensland, Australia at a young age. He played his junior football for the Mackay Wests Tigers in Queensland, Australia, having moved to Australia with his parents at a young age. Costigan was then signed by the Brisbane Broncos.

In Round 26 of the 2003 NRL season, Costigan made his NRL debut for the Broncos against the St. George Illawarra Dragons. That year Costigan won the Broncos' Rookie of the Year award, and in his short time at the club, established a reputation as being a big hitter in defence.