Martin Lang

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Martin Lang
Personal information
Full name Martin Lang
Date of birth 26 September 1975 (1975-09-26) (age 32)
Place of birth , Australia
Height 188 cm
Weight 110 kg
Relatives John Lang (father)
Youth clubs
Years Club
Mt Gravatt
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)
1996–2001
2002–2004		 Cronulla Sharks
Penrith Panthers		 109 (8)
67 (0)
Representative teams**
1998–2000 Queensland 8 (0)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only and
correct as of 06:53, 25 October 2007 (UTC).
** Representative team caps and points correct
as of 06:53, 25 October 2007 (UTC).

Martin Lang (born 26 September 1975) is a former professional rugby league player in the National Rugby League. His position of choice was at prop. During his career he played for the Cronulla Sharks and the Penrith Panthers as well as representing for the Queensland Maroons in State of Origin.

Martin Lang is the son of John Lang, under whom he played his entire top-grade career.

Lang was a hard-running prop with a straight, un-swerving run when taking the ball forward. In April, 2002, Lang was knocked unconscious by a high-tackle from Petero Civoniceva. The resulting concussion, his tenth, led to calls for the prop to retire or to change his running style[1][2][3].

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ "One more big hit could spell the end for Lang", AAP Sports News (Australia), 2002-4-22. Retrieved on 2007-10-25. 
  2. ^ "Lang to miss start of season", AAP Sports News (Australia), 2003-2-06. Retrieved on 2007-10-25. 
  3. ^ "Don't blame my running style says battered Lang", AAP Sports News (Australia), 2000-3-12. Retrieved on 2007-10-25. 

[edit] External links

 This Australian rugby league biography is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.