1. Jason Nightingale was born on 20 September 1986 and is a former New Zealand international rugby league footballer who played as a winger and fullback for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL.
31 Facts About Jason Nightingale
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Jason Nightingale primarily played on the wing and as a fullback, but off the bench he's played as a centre, lock, second row and even prop.
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Jason Nightingale was a member of the New Zealand national rugby league team that beat Australia in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup Final.
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Jason Nightingale moved to Mount Maunganui in New Zealand at the age of six months, returned to Australia, then moved back to New Zealand to Morrinsville for two years, before settling in Australia at age 13.
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Jason Nightingale played for the St George Illawarra Dragons Jersey Flegg Cup team.
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Jason Nightingale finished his debut season with 7 tries from 16 matches.
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Jason Nightingale finished the 2008 NRL season playing in 24 matches and scoring 13 tries for St George Illawarra.
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Jason Nightingale originally missed out of the final 24-man Kiwis squad for the World Cup, but was chosen as a replacement for the injured Brent Webb.
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In 2009, Jason Nightingale was selected for St George Illawarra's feeder side Shellharbour Dragons for some matches during the season after being stuck behind Brett Morris and Wendell Sailor on the wing.
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Jason Nightingale played in 18 matches and scored three tries for St George Illawarra in the 2009 NRL season.
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In 2010, after the retirement of Wendell Sailor, Jason Nightingale returned to the starting lineup on the wing.
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Jason Nightingale played in 26 matches and scored 16 tries in St George Illawarra's successful 2010 NRL season.
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Jason Nightingale was chosen in the New Zealand Kiwis 2010 Rugby League Four Nations squad, scoring three tries in four games, including a 71st minute try in the final at Suncorp Stadium.
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On 9 March 2011, Jason Nightingale extended his contract with St George Illawarra for a further four years until the end of the 2015 season.
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Jason Nightingale was named the Dragons 'Player of the Year' for the 2011 NRL season, playing in 25 matches and scoring 10 tries for the Dragons.
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Jason Nightingale was selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team 2011 Rugby League Four Nations squad, playing in 4 matches and scoring three tries.
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Jason Nightingale played in all of St George's 24 matches and scored seven tries in the 2012 NRL season.
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Jason Nightingale played in all of St George Illawarra's 24 matches and scored nine tries in the 2013 NRL season.
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Jason Nightingale played for the Kiwis in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.
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Jason Nightingale was selected in the New Zealand 2013 World Cup squad, playing in 2 matches.
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In February 2014, Jason Nightingale was selected for St George Illawarra's inaugural 2014 Auckland Nines squad.
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Jason Nightingale finished off the 2014 NRL season as St George Illawarra's highest tryscorer with 16 tries in 22 matches.
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On 7 October 2014, Jason Nightingale was selected in the New Zealand Kiwis final 24-man squad for the 2014 Four Nations series.
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Jason Nightingale finished as the tournament's top try scorer with five tries after 4 games.
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On 21 January 2015, Jason Nightingale was named in St George Illawarra's 2015 NRL Auckland Nines squad.
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On 19 June 2015, Jason Nightingale re-signed with St George Illawarra on a two-year contract until the end of the 2017 season after attracting offers from the New Zealand Warriors and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
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Jason Nightingale finished the 2015 NRL season playing in 17 matches and scoring 5 tries for the Dragons.
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On 8 October 2015, Jason Nightingale was selected in the 23-man New Zealand squad to tour England.
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Jason Nightingale was one of five players to have played all 24 games for the St George Illawarra Dragons in 2017 and for the third season, was the club's top tryscorer.
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On 9 August 2018, it was reported that Jason Nightingale had announced his retirement from rugby league, effective at the end of 2018.
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In 2024, Jason Nightingale was made a life member of the St George Illawarra.