Hassan Saleh (born 22 October 1979) is an Australian former professional
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played for the
Wests Tigers,
St George Illawarra Dragons and the
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the
National Rugby League competition. He also represented the
Lebanon national rugby league team on several occasions, including the
2000 World Cup. Saleh's position of choice was usually on the but he also played at .
Background
Saleh was born in
Sydney
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New South Wales
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, Australia, he is of Lebanese descent.
Playing career
Saleh made his first grade debut for the
Wests Tigers in round 7 of the
2001 NRL season
The 2001 NRL season was the 94th season of professional rugby league football in Australia and the fourth run by the National Rugby League. Also called the 2001 Telstra Premiership (due to sponsorship from Telstra Corporation) it was contested b ...
against the
Canberra Raiders at
Campbelltown Stadium. In 2003, Saleh signed with St George and made 11 appearances for the club before signing with rivals Cronulla-Sutherland for the 2004 season.
Saleh's final game in the top grade was for Cronulla in round 4 2004 against
South Sydney at the
Sydney Football Stadium
The Sydney Football Stadium, commercially known as Allianz Stadium and previously Aussie Stadium, was a football stadium in Moore Park, Sydney, Australia. Built in 1988 next to the Sydney Cricket Ground, the stadium was Sydney's premier rect ...
. Saleh scored a try during the game which Cronulla lost 36–12.
References
External links
NRL Scoring Summary
1979 births
Living people
Australian people of Lebanese descent
Australian rugby league players
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players
Lebanon national rugby league team captains
Lebanon national rugby league team players
Rugby league fullbacks
Rugby league players from Sydney
Rugby league wingers
St. George Illawarra Dragons players
Wests Tigers players
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