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Jason Demetriou (rugby league)
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Jason Demetriou is a rugby league
footballer who is a former captain of Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
, he is currently player/manager for Keighley Cougars
. His usual position is loose forward, and he can also play centre or stand off. In the 2009 season he wore the number 8 shirt, in memory of his close friend Adam Watene
, but he reverted back to his usual number 13 shirt for the 2010 season. He was Wakefield's player of the season in 2006 and 2007 and was named in the Super League Dream Team in 2007 as well as being nominated for the Man of Steel
award. Demetriou's contract at Wakefield expires at the end of the 2010 season, and he was told that it will not be renewed, as the club seek to improve for the 2011 season. Demetriou has been linked with both Featherstone and Dewsbury, however, he is expected to return home to Australia. Jason currently is largely associated with the Adam Watene
Fund, helping raise funds for his family in New Zealand
. He was awarded a 3 month testimonial at the Wildcats for the end of the 2010 season, as a reward for all of his hard work and dedication to English rugby league. Demetriou's most famous moment in a Wildcats shirt came in 2006 when he scored a late try against local rivals Castleford Tigers to keep Wakefield in the Super League, and to also relegate Castleford at the same time. This moment was captured and a large copy of the photo is on display outside John Kear's office at the Wildcats. Demetriou has previously played for Widnes Vikings
, Rochdale Hornets
and Lancashire Lynx
.
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...
footballer who is a former captain of Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
, he is currently player/manager for Keighley Cougars
Keighley Cougars
Keighley Cougars are a professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. As of 2012 they will play in Co-operative Championship having won the Co-operative Championship 1 play off final 32-12 against Workington...
. His usual position is loose forward, and he can also play centre or stand off. In the 2009 season he wore the number 8 shirt, in memory of his close friend Adam Watene
Adam Watene
Adam Watene was a Cook Islands rugby league player. He played as a prop for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Bradford Bulls, Castleford Tigers and represented the Cook Islands.-Career:...
, but he reverted back to his usual number 13 shirt for the 2010 season. He was Wakefield's player of the season in 2006 and 2007 and was named in the Super League Dream Team in 2007 as well as being nominated for the Man of Steel
Man of Steel
Man of Steel may refer to:* Superman, the comic book superhero, whom the nickname "The Man of Steel" commonly refers to** The Man of Steel , a six-issue comic book limited series about Superman released in 1986 by DC Comics...
award. Demetriou's contract at Wakefield expires at the end of the 2010 season, and he was told that it will not be renewed, as the club seek to improve for the 2011 season. Demetriou has been linked with both Featherstone and Dewsbury, however, he is expected to return home to Australia. Jason currently is largely associated with the Adam Watene
Adam Watene
Adam Watene was a Cook Islands rugby league player. He played as a prop for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Bradford Bulls, Castleford Tigers and represented the Cook Islands.-Career:...
Fund, helping raise funds for his family in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. He was awarded a 3 month testimonial at the Wildcats for the end of the 2010 season, as a reward for all of his hard work and dedication to English rugby league. Demetriou's most famous moment in a Wildcats shirt came in 2006 when he scored a late try against local rivals Castleford Tigers to keep Wakefield in the Super League, and to also relegate Castleford at the same time. This moment was captured and a large copy of the photo is on display outside John Kear's office at the Wildcats. Demetriou has previously played for Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...
, Rochdale Hornets
Rochdale Hornets
Rochdale Hornets RLFC is an English professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. They currently play in Championship One...
and Lancashire Lynx
Blackpool Panthers
Blackpool & The Fylde Panthers RLFC was an English professional rugby league club based in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. They played at Woodlands Memorial Ground owned by Fylde rugby union club...
.