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| Born | (1978-06-30)30 June 1978 (age 46) Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Carmont (born 30 June 1978), also known by thenickname of"Chicken George" or"Gorgeous George",[4] is a formerSamoa internationalrugby league footballer who played as acentre for theNewcastle Knights in theNational Rugby League (NRL) and theWigan Warriors in theSuper League.
Carmont was born inAuckland, New Zealand. He was educated atDe La Salle College, Mangere East.
Carmont's junior club was theOtahuhu Leopards in theAuckland Rugby League competition.[5]
Carmont made his professional rugby league début for theNewcastle Knights, against theMelbourne Storm on 11 March 2004. He appeared in 83 games and scored 33 tries along with becoming a popular player with the fans.
On 27 November 2007, it was announced that Carmont had signed a two-year deal withSuper League clubWigan.[6] Carmont was named in theSuper League Dream Team for 2008'sSuper League XIII.[7]
He played in the2010 Super League Grand Final victory overSt. Helens atOld Trafford.[8]
Carmont played for the Wigan Warriors in the2011 World Club Challenge against2010 NRL premiers, theSt. George Illawarra Dragons, and scored two tries, but it was not enough to gain his side the victory.
2011'sSuper League XVI for Wigan Warriors started with aMagic Weekend match againstSt Helens, in which Carmont scored one try.[9] He followed this up with another try against theBradford Bulls in Round 2 late in the match.[10] His next score was made in a loss against theCatalans Dragons in Round 8, before touching down a week later against theHull Kingston Rovers in Round 9.[11][12]
Carmont played as acentre in the2011 Challenge Cup Final 28–18 victory over theLeeds Rhinos atWembley Stadium.[13][14]
Carmont was selected in theSamoa squad for the2008 Rugby League World Cup.[15] He appeared in three matches for Samoa and scored two tries. He is eligible for theUnited States national rugby league team through his American Samoan descent.[16]
Carmont was selected for theExiles squad for theRugby League International Origin Match againstEngland atHeadingley on 10 June 2011.[17]
On 3 November 2011 The annualRLIF Awards dinner was held at theTower of London, and Carmont was namedSamoa player of the year.[18]
Carmont trained briefly with theNew Zealand Warriors in 2013, but ultimately did not join the team and retired.[4]
In 2015 Carmont joined theNew Zealand Warriors as an assistant coach for theNSW Cup side.[19] He played one game for the team during the season, scoring a try in the match.[4] He again made a one-match comeback in 2016.[20]
George has now made a name for himself as a frequent visitor at Las Vegas 7s