1. Craig Fitzgibbon was born on 16 June 1977 and is an Australian professional rugby league coach and a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s and is the current head coach of Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
Craig Fitzgibbon was the last coach of the Country New South Wales rugby league team.
The son of former professional rugby league footballer and coach Allan Fitzgibbon, Craig Fitzgibbon played his first game of junior football with the Dapto under-9Bs.
Craig Fitzgibbon began his playing career for the Illawarra Steelers in 1998.
Craig Fitzgibbon played at second-row forward and scored a try in the Roosters' 2000 NRL Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Broncos.
FC Craig Fitzgibbon played at second-row forward, scoring a try and kicking nine goals in Sydney's victory.
Craig Fitzgibbon played for the Roosters at second-row forward in their 2004 NRL grand final loss to cross-Sydney rivals, Canterbury-Bankstown.
Craig Fitzgibbon was selected in the Australian team to go and compete in the end of season 2004 Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament.
In 2006, Craig Fitzgibbon succeeded Luke Ricketson as captain of the Sydney Roosters.
Craig Fitzgibbon passed the previous record of 1218 points by converting winger Sam Perrett's third try in the 64th minute after beginning the match four points behind the Canberra forward.
On 16 May 2009 it was announced that Craig Fitzgibbon had signed a one-year deal, with the option of a second year, with Super League side Hull FC for the 2010 season.
Craig Fitzgibbon was selected for the Exiles squad for the Rugby League International Origin Match against England at Headingley on 10 June 2011.
On 3 September 2011 Craig Fitzgibbon suffered a fracture and ligament damage to his ankle and announced his retirement at the age of 34.
On 24 August 2015, Craig Fitzgibbon was named as coach for the Country New South Wales rugby league team, replacing Trent Barrett for 2016.
Craig Fitzgibbon announced in April 2021 that he had signed a three-year contract to coach the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks from 2022 onwards.
Craig Fitzgibbon was forced to miss coaching the Sharks' first game of the 2022 NRL season as he was in isolation due to contracting COVID-19.
On 14 February 2023, Craig Fitzgibbon signed a five-year contract extension to remain as Cronulla's head coach until the end of the 2027 season.
Craig Fitzgibbon guided Cronulla to a sixth place finish in the 2023 NRL season.