Nugby said:
I can't believe this wanker would bring Australian caps into it.
Quite frankly I don't know what that has to do with anything or why he brought it up.
In any case, Tingha has played for Australia, against the Lions as well as PNG. And he has scored tries for Australia as well.
He missed out on a NSW spot when it was a gimme in 2001. But we know the old boys network was in full swing that year. The selectors stuffed it up with Wayne Pearce, the coach, having the final say... the less said the better but NSW were beaten in that series.
He did eventually get a NSW jersey but in the wrong football code. He had little trouble getting a spot with the Waratahs in 2003. In a Super 12 match, Tingha scored a runaway try that turned the match in NSW's favour.
There was a lot of drama when Tingha said he wanted to return to League and the NSWRU initially blocked the move. The Waratahs coach Bob Dwyer carried like a pork chop, saying all sorts of crap in the press.
Anyway, here are some hard stats:
Representative Honours:
Sydney Under 19s,
Junior Kangaroo 1995
Country Origin 2001, 2003, 2004
NSW Waratahs (Union) 2003
Australia: Kangaroo Tour 2001 (2 tests, PNG, UK).
Records:
Most tries in a premiership season, 1999, 2000 and 2001
Equaled record for top try scorer for three consecutive premiership seasons.
Only player to ever score twenty or more tries in four consecutive seasons.
St George Club record: 27 tries in one season (2001) surpassing Tom Ryan's record of 26 tries set in 1957
Most tries in first grade for the Dragons: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003
HullFC_Tingha, by any chance, do you know his stats for Hull?