Craig Wing

  • Playing Career

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Wednesday, 26th December, 1979
Current Age
44 years and 95 days
Place Of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Exciting Souths junior made his mark at a difficult time in the club’s history. When Souths was excluded from the 2000 NRL competition, Wing was keenly courted by rival clubs (and rival codes) before deciding to play with the Roosters. The move was not an immediate success, with coach Graham Murray relegating him to First Division early in the season, but Wing returned to the interchange bench to make his presence felt in the club’s grand final loss to Brisbane. Wing’s tight passing game, his speed around the rucks and ability to back up anywhere on the park made him a valued impact player with the Roosters but it was not until 2002 that he was able to finally secure the top halfback position. After playing in the club’s 30-8 win over the Warriors, he made his Test debut against NZ in October from the interchange bench. In 2003 he shifted to hooker after the arrival of Canberra halfback Brett Finch and made his State of Origin debut as an interchange player. His good form from the bench even led to the resting of NSW and Australia Test captain Danny Buderus during vital stages of rep matches in 2003-04.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 256 86 1   - 346 130 122 4 50.78% List
NRL Finals 15 3 -   - 12 10 5 0 66.67% List
City vs Country 6 3 -   - 12 4 2 0 66.67% List
Anzac Cup 5 1 -   - 4 2 3 0 40.00% List
World Club Challenge 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
State of Origin 12 2 -   - 8 7 5 0 58.33% List
Tour Matches Australia 5 1 -   - 4 5 0 0 100.00% List
Test Series 3 - -   - - 3 0 0 100.00% List
The Ashes 3 - -   - - 3 0 0 100.00% List
Tri-Nations 7 - -   - - 4 2 1 57.14% List
Anzac Tests 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Australia PM XIII Annual 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 2002-05 16 2 -   - 8 12 3 1 75.00% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 2002-2004 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW City 2001-03, 2006-07, 2009 6 3 -   - 12 4 2 0 66.67% List
NSW 2003-06, 2009 12 2 -   - 8 7 5 0 58.33% List
Overall2001-2009 18 5 0   0 20 11 7 0 61.11% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Souths NRL 1998 19 1 -   - 4 4 15 0 21.05% List
Souths NRL 1999 24 11 -   - 44 10 14 0 41.67% List
Sydney NRL 2000 27 8 -   - 32 16 11 0 59.26% List
Sydney NRL 2001 26 16 -   - 64 12 13 1 46.15% List
Sydney NRL 2002 27 15 -   - 60 18 8 1 66.67% List
Sydney NRL 2003 24 10 -   - 40 18 6 0 75.00% List
Sydney NRL 2004 17 6 -   - 24 13 4 0 76.47% List
Sydney NRL 2005 22 4 -   - 16 10 12 0 45.45% List
Sydney NRL 2006 18 2 -   - 8 6 12 0 33.33% List
Sydney NRL 2007 24 5 -   - 20 10 13 1 41.67% List
Souths NRL 2008 11 2 -   - 8 5 6 0 45.45% List
Souths NRL 2009 17 6 1 / 2 50.00% - 26 8 8 1 47.06% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Souths 1998-99, 2008-09 71 20 1 / 2 50.00% - 82 27 43 1 38.03% List
Sydney 2000-07 185 66 -   - 264 103 79 3 55.68% List
Overall1998-2009 256 86 1 / 2 50.00% 0 346 130 122 4 50.78% List

Your Say

  • Polyanna
    16/05/2012

    Wing is only one of a handful of persons of Chinese descent to play top-level rugby league in Australia (Adrian Lam was another). Craig played in several positions in RL but never on the wing.

    Currently (2012) playing club rugby in the Japanese competition.

  • Ryan
    26/04/2020

    He was Phillipino & Lam was PNG

  • Anonymous
    10/05/2020

    Craig Wing is of Filipino descent - not Chinese descent.
    Thank you.

  • Anonymous
    08/01/2023

    Craig Wing's mother was a Philippine woman, not Chinese.

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, AJ Lucantonio, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Cymru RL, Bill Bates

Sources: NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2001, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2002, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2003, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2004, NRL 2004 Official Rugby League Annual, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 1999, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2000, 2006 Official Rugby League Annual