Jason Schirnack
Encyclopedia
Jason Schirnack is a New Zealand
rugby league
player for the North Queensland Cowboys
in the NRL. He plays in the second-row. He is the brother of Alan Schirnack
junior.
Schirnack made his first-grade with the Wests Tigers in round 2 of the 2010 season. It was his only appearance for the season, partly due to a lengthy injury. Returning to the NSW Cup with Balmain Ryde-Eastwood
, Schirnack was involved in an incident where a piece of his ear was bitten off during a scuffle with an opposing player.
He signed with the North Queensland Cowboys
in October 2011 and will play for their feeder team the Mackay Cutters
in 2011.
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...
rugby league
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 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 the NRL. He plays in the second-row. He is the brother of Alan Schirnack
Alan Schirnack
Alan Schirnack is a New Zealand professional rugby league player who currently plays for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League...
Career
Schirnack played his first football with Te Aroha Eels before becoming a Newcastle KnightsNewcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
junior.
Schirnack made his first-grade with the Wests Tigers in round 2 of the 2010 season. It was his only appearance for the season, partly due to a lengthy injury. Returning to the NSW Cup with Balmain Ryde-Eastwood
Balmain Tigers
The Balmain Tigers are a rugby league football club based in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Balmain. They were a founding member of the New South Wales Rugby League and one of the most successful in the history of the premiership, with eleven titles...
, Schirnack was involved in an incident where a piece of his ear was bitten off during a scuffle with an opposing player.
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...
in October 2011 and will play for their feeder team the Mackay Cutters
Mackay Cutters
The Mackay Cutters RLFC are a semi-professional rugby league football club founded in 2007 based in Mackay, Queensland. They, along with the Northern Pride, will be one of two expansion teams for the 2008 season of the Queensland Cup. Their home ground will be at the Mackay & District Junior Rugby...
in 2011.