George Gatis
Encyclopedia
George Gatis is a professional rugby league
player who has played in the National Rugby League
and Super League
competitions. His position of choice is at hooker.
debut for the North Queensland Cowboys
in 2001. Gatis played 24 games for the Cowboys between 2001 and 2003.
A broken arm in 2003 followed by a knee reconstruction kept Gatis out of first-grade for several years.
visited Townsville in 2005, assistant coach Kevin Campion
offered Gatis a chance to come and spend the pre-season with the Warriors.
Gatis accepted the offer and, in 2006, he was signed by the New Zealand Warriors
. He played in thirty nine games for the club over two seasons.
for the 2008 and 2009 seasons. However, just three months into a two-year contract with Huddersfield, George was forced to quit the club for personal reasons.
shop. During the 2008 season he signed with the North Queensland Cowboys
and played one NRL match for the club, starting at hooker. For the majority of the season he played with the Northern Pride
in the Queensland Cup.
Gatis retired at the end of the season.
heritage, has played for the Greek national side
several times. He received Greek citizenship in November, 2007.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player who has played in the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
and Super League
Super League
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competitions. His position of choice is at hooker.
North Queensland
He made his first gradeNational Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
debut for the North Queensland Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys
The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
in 2001. Gatis played 24 games for the Cowboys between 2001 and 2003.
A broken arm in 2003 followed by a knee reconstruction kept Gatis out of first-grade for several years.
New Zealand Warriors
When the New Zealand WarriorsNew Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...
visited Townsville in 2005, assistant coach Kevin Campion
Kevin Campion
Kevin Campion is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. His positions of choice were in the second row and at lock. Kevin is the younger brother of Australian radio personality Paul Campion...
offered Gatis a chance to come and spend the pre-season with the Warriors.
Gatis accepted the offer and, in 2006, he was signed by the New Zealand Warriors
New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...
. He played in thirty nine games for the club over two seasons.
Huddersfield
In August 2007 Gatis signed for the Huddersfield GiantsHuddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....
for the 2008 and 2009 seasons. However, just three months into a two-year contract with Huddersfield, George was forced to quit the club for personal reasons.
Retirement
Gatis returned to Australia and helped his parents fish and chipFish and chips
Fish and chips is a popular take-away food in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Canada...
shop. During the 2008 season he signed with the North Queensland Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys
The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
and played one NRL match for the club, starting at hooker. For the majority of the season he played with the Northern Pride
Northern Pride RLFC
The Northern Pride RLFC is a Queensland rugby league club founded in 2007. Based in Cairns, Queensland they compete in the Queensland Cup.-History:...
in the Queensland Cup.
Gatis retired at the end of the season.
Representative career
Gatis, of GreekGreek Australian
Greeks are the seventh-largest ethnic group in Australia, after those declaring their ancestry simply as "Australian". In the 2006 census, 365,147 persons declared having Greek ancestry, either alone or in conjunction with another ethnicity....
heritage, has played for the Greek national side
Greece national rugby league team
The Greece national rugby league team represents Greece in rugby league football. The team has been participating in international competition since 2003, and have since become an affiliate member of the Rugby League International Federation.-History:...
several times. He received Greek citizenship in November, 2007.