Stuart Webb
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Stuart Webb is a former professional rugby league
player for the St George Illawarra Dragons
in the Australian National Rugby League
(NRL) competition. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters
and the South Sydney Rabbitohs
. His position of choice is at hooker. He is currently the league coach of the NSW Helensburgh Tigers.
In late 2005, Webb was one of 12 players in the NRL to pose for the League Of Their Own 2006
calendar that was produced in the style of the famous Dieux du Stade
calendars to raise money for the Koori
Kids foundation. In 2006, Webb also appeared in the Naked Rugby League 2007-08 charity calendar, with its sales to benefit the National Breast Cancer
Foundation of Australia.
In September 2009, Webb became engaged to former Home and Away
star and current radio personality Kate Ritchie
, proposing to her while on a European holiday.
The two married on September 25, 2010.
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 St George Illawarra Dragons
St George Illawarra Dragons
The St George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing the St. George and Illawarra regions. They have competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 as a joint venture between Sydney's historic St. George Dragons club and 1982 expansion club, the...
in the Australian 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...
(NRL) competition. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
and the South Sydney Rabbitohs
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...
. His position of choice is at hooker. He is currently the league coach of the NSW Helensburgh Tigers.
In late 2005, Webb was one of 12 players in the NRL to pose for the League Of Their Own 2006
League Of Their Own 2006
League Of Their Own 2006 is a black-and-white nude calendar featuring 12 of the Australian rugby league players from the National Rugby League competition...
calendar that was produced in the style of the famous Dieux du Stade
Dieux du Stade
Dieux du Stade is the title of two books and several calendars and DVDs first published in 2001, featuring nude and semi-nude photographs of members of Stade Français, a Paris-based domestic French rugby team...
calendars to raise money for the Koori
Koori
The Koori are the indigenous Australians that traditionally occupied modern day New South Wales and Victoria....
Kids foundation. In 2006, Webb also appeared in the Naked Rugby League 2007-08 charity calendar, with its sales to benefit the National Breast Cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
Foundation of Australia.
In September 2009, Webb became engaged to former Home and Away
Home and Away
Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
star and current radio personality Kate Ritchie
Kate Ritchie
Katherine "Kate" Ritchie is an Australian actress, best known for her long-running role as Sally Fletcher on the television soap opera Home and Away. She played the character for 20 years from 1988–2008...
, proposing to her while on a European holiday.
The two married on September 25, 2010.
Career highlights
- First Grade Debut: Sydney Roosters v Newcastle KnightsNewcastle KnightsThe 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...
on 18 May 2003 (Round 10) at Aussie StadiumAussie StadiumSydney Football Stadium is located in Moore Park, in Sydney, New South Wales. It was built in 1988, to be the city's premier "rectangular field" for rugby league, rugby union and football for major matches and domestic competition...
.