Isaac De Gois (born 24 December 1984), also known by the

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of "Goisy", is a former

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international

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footballer. His position was and he played for the

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and

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in the

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Background

De Gois was born in

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, Australia.

Playing career

De Gois is a Wests junior from the

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area. He attended

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. Of Portuguese descent, De Gois made his international debut before his first-grade debut. He was selected to play for

against Fiji in October, 2005, alongside his two brothers.

2006: Career with Wests Tigers

In 2006, De Gois made his first grade debut playing for the

in round 3 against the

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, but made only 4 other appearances for the rest of the season, due to the form of regular hooker

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2007-08: Career with Cronulla

De Gois joined the

in 2007. He stayed with Cronulla-Sutherland for two seasons, never missing a game. He scored 10 tries in his 50 games, scoring at a rate of one try per five games.

2009-11: Career with Newcastle

In April 2008, De Gois announced that he would be playing with the

from 2009 onwards, signing a deal to keep him at the club until 2011 under the guidance of coach Brian Smith, and as an immediate replacement to the departing

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. De Gois was one of the top tacklers of 2009. He was a vital player in the Knights fairly successful 2009 season. In the last game of the regular season, De Gois injured his left knee, and left the field in the second half. Despite doubts over his fitness, he was named to play in the qualifying final against

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the next week, and re-injured his knee in the first minute of play.

2011-14: Return to Cronulla

In June 2011, De Gois signed a three-year deal with Cronulla to return to the club starting in 2012. He played in 23 games in 2012. Coach

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said, "I always wanted to get Isaac De Gois back to Cronulla because I knew what he could bring in terms of attitude and culture." In his first season at back at Cronulla, the club reached the finals series but were eliminated by the

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. The following year, the club again reached the finals but were defeated by rivals Manly-Warringah in the elimination semi-final. In his final year at Cronulla, he played 9 games as the club endured a horror year on and off the field finishing last. This was mainly due to Cronulla's injury toll and the

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2014-16: Career with Parramatta

In June 2014, De Gois joined the

mid-season on a -year contract, as a replacement for Eels hooker Nathan Peats, who was ruled out for the rest of the season with an

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(ACL) knee injury. A concussion suffered in the 2017 pre-season forced De Gois into retirement.

Love It or List It Australia

Isaac De Gois and his partner Renee were the focus of season two episode five of Love It or List It Australia.

References

External links

2014 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:De Gois, Isaac 1984 births Living people Australian rugby league players Australian people of Portuguese descent Central Coast Centurions players Portugal national rugby league team players Parramatta Eels players Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players Newcastle Knights players Nelson Bay Blues players Rugby league hookers Rugby league players from Sydney Western Suburbs Magpies NSW Cup players Wests Tigers players