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Alex Corvo

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Alex Corvo
Personal information
Full nameAlexander Corvo
BornCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1991 Canberra Raiders 5 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 25 January 2019

Alex Corvo is an Australian rugby league trainer and former player who played in the 1990s. He played professionally for the Canberra Raiders before working as a trainer for the Melbourne Storm, Brisbane Broncos and New Zealand Warriors.

His brother, Mark Corvo, also played for the Canberra Raiders.[2]

Playing career

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Corvo played five first grade games for the Canberra Raiders during the 1991 NSWRL season.[1]

Trainer career

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Corvo worked as the Salford City Reds' fitness trainer in 2001.[2]

Corvo was the Melbourne Storm's head of performance between 2002 until 2013. He worked with the Australia Kangaroos between 2009 and 2015.[3]

Corvo joined the Brisbane Broncos in 2014 as their head of strength and conditioning.[4] He joined the Queensland Maroons for the 2016 and 2017 State of Origin series'.[5]

He joined the New Zealand Warriors as strength and conditioning coach for three years, beginning with the 2018 season.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Alex Corvo - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b Fisher, Michael. "Ebrill joins exodus to Salford". Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Warriors seek 'hard edge' after signing strength and conditioning guru Alex Corvo". Stuff. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Broncos reveal secret weapon".
  5. ^ Media, NRL Digital. "Corvo joins Maroons staff". Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  6. ^ "NRL: Warriors sign Broncos and former Storm high-performance guru Alex Corvo". Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.