From Shellharbour on the South Coast of New South Wales, Costello went to Shellharbour Public School (1948–1954), and then went to the Western Suburbs Magpies in Sydney and played lower grades in 1964–1965. He was signed by Collegians Wollongong RLFC (Illawarra Division) in 1967 by then coach Kevin Smyth (a former Kangaroo 1963). Collegians won the Club Championship and First Grade Premiership that season with Costello representing New South Wales. Costello played at Collegians in 1968 and in 1969 he was selected to play for Australia, becoming Kangaroo No.430,[2] and toured New Zealand and appeared in one test. He was then signed by Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and played there for three seasons between 1970 and 1972. In 1970 he represented Australia again in the third Ashes test against Great Britain. At the end of that year he was selected to play in the World Cup. His final test appearance was against New Zealand in 1971. He returned to the Illawarra Competition in 1973 with the Port Kembla Club. He finished his career at Shellharbour in 1980 where it started.
costello, born, 1942, australian, professional, rugby, league, footballer, played, 1960s, 1970s, played, western, suburbs, magpies, canterbury, bankstown, bulldogs, south, wales, australian, national, side, personal, informationfull, nameborn, 1942, november, . Ron Costello born 1942 was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s He played for the Western Suburbs Magpies Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs New South Wales and for the Australian national side 1 Ron CostelloPersonal informationFull nameRon CostelloBorn 1942 11 07 7 November 1942 age 81 Shellharbour New South Wales AustraliaPlaying informationPositionSecond rowClubYears Team Pld T G FG P1964 65 Western Suburbs 0 1 0 0 41968 69 Collegians Wollongong RLFC 0 0 0 0 01970 72 Canterbury 0 11 0 0 331973 80 Port KemblaTotal 0 12 0 0 37RepresentativeYears Team Pld T G FG P1969 71 Australia 3 0 0 0 0As of 31 Dec 2021From Shellharbour on the South Coast of New South Wales Costello went to Shellharbour Public School 1948 1954 and then went to the Western Suburbs Magpies in Sydney and played lower grades in 1964 1965 He was signed by Collegians Wollongong RLFC Illawarra Division in 1967 by then coach Kevin Smyth a former Kangaroo 1963 Collegians won the Club Championship and First Grade Premiership that season with Costello representing New South Wales Costello played at Collegians in 1968 and in 1969 he was selected to play for Australia becoming Kangaroo No 430 2 and toured New Zealand and appeared in one test He was then signed by Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs and played there for three seasons between 1970 and 1972 In 1970 he represented Australia again in the third Ashes test against Great Britain At the end of that year he was selected to play in the World Cup His final test appearance was against New Zealand in 1971 He returned to the Illawarra Competition in 1973 with the Port Kembla Club He finished his career at Shellharbour in 1980 where it started Costello was named in the Illawarra Rugby League Team of the Century in 2010 References edit RugbyLeagueProject org profile ARL Annual Report 2005 page 54Sources editWhiticker Alan amp Hudson Glen 2006 The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players Gavin Allen Publishing Sydney nbsp This rugby league football biography relating to an Australian born in the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ron Costello amp oldid 1152633042, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
