Craig Izzard
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Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Grant Izzard (brother)
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| Born | 20 July 1964 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Brad Izzard (brother) Grant Izzard (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Craig Izzard (born 20 July 1964) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played for the Penrith Panthers, Parramatta Eels, Balmain Tigers and the Illawarra Steelers in the New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia, initially as a centre and later in his career as a second-row. He also had a short stint at the Leeds club in England in 1989.
Younger brother of Brad Izzard and older brother to Grant, Craig Izzard began his career at local club Penrith, captaining their reserve-grade side to a premiership in 1987, playing at centre. He moved to Parramatta in 1988, citing a lack of opportunities with Penrith, winning the clubman of the year award in 1989.[2] After finding it difficult again to hold down a regular first-grade spot, Izzard moved to Balmain in 1991, and then Illawarra in 1992, transforming himself into a tireless second-rower. He finished his playing career with the Steelers in 1993.
