Ziggy Niszczot

Ziggy Niszczot

Personal information
Born	(1955-09-01) 1 September 1955 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Position	Wing, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Norths (Newcastle) 1980–84 South Sydney 114 38 0 0 126 Total 114 38 0 0 126 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1982 New South Wales 2 2 0 0 6
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Zbigniew "Ziggy" Niszczot (born 1 September 1955) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership. He was a powerful, hard running wing or centre.

Playing career

Originally from Maitland, New South Wales, Niszczot played for North Newcastle before signing with South Sydney in 1980. Niszczot captained the Rabbitohs in the early 1980s.

Niszczot was selected for New South Wales for Games I and II of the 1982 State of Origin series against Queensland, scoring two tries in Game I to inspire a 20–16 win at Lang Park.

Sources

• Andrews, Malcolm. The ABC of Rugby League. Australia: ABC Books, 2006.
• Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. p. 396. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.