George Carmont (born 30 June 1978), also known by the

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of "Chicken George" or "Gorgeous George", is a former

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international

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footballer who played as a for the

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in the

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(NRL) and the

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in the

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Early life

Carmont was born in

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, New Zealand. He was educated at De La Salle College, Mangere East.

Playing career

Carmont's junior club was the

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in the

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competition.

Newcastle Knights

Carmont made his professional rugby league début for the

, against the

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on 11 March 2004. He appeared in 83 games and scored 33 tries along with becoming a popular player with the fans.

Wigan

The Samoan captain was expected to join either the

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for the 2008 season, with the latter seen as the more likely destination after the Harlequins RL seemingly agreed a deal to sign

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before the centre was confirmed as a new signing for the

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. On 27 November 2007, it was announced that Carmont had signed a two-year deal with

club

. Carmont was named in the

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for 2008's

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. Carmont was selected in the

squad for the

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. He appeared in three matches for Samoa and scored two tries. He is eligible for the

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through his American Samoan descent. He played in the

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victory over St. Helens at

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. Carmont played for the Wigan Warriors in the

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against 2010 NRL premiers, the

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, and scored two tries, but it was not enough to gain his side the victory. 2011's

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for Wigan Warriors started with a

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match against St Helens, in which Carmont scored one try. He followed this up with another try against the

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in Round 2 late in the match. His next score was made in a loss against the

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in Round 8, before touching down a week later against the

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in Round 9. Carmont played as a in the 2011 Challenge Cup Final 28-18 victory over the

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. Carmont was selected for the Exiles squad for the

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against

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on 10 June 2011. On 3 November 2011 The annual

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dinner was held at the

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, and Carmont was named

player of the year.

Later years

Carmont trained briefly with the

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in 2013, but ultimately did not join the team and retired. In 2015 Carmont joined the

as an assistant coach for the

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side. He played one game for the team during the season, scoring a try in the match. He again made a one-match comeback in 2016. George has now made a name for himself as a frequent visitor at Las Vegas 7s

References

External links

Wigan Warriors profileGeorge Carmont Wigan Career Page
on the Wigan RL Fansite.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carmont, George 1978 births Living people Exiles rugby league team players New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand sportsmen Newcastle Knights players Otahuhu Leopards players People educated at De La Salle College, Māngere East Rugby league centres Rugby league players from Auckland Samoa national rugby league team captains Samoa national rugby league team players Samoan rugby league players Samoan sportspeople Wigan Warriors players