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Biography

John Stankevitch by Dave Dooley:
John Stankevitch was born on the 6th. of November 1979 at Whiston hospital. He played amateur Rugby League for the Golborne Parkside ARL club where outstanding displays encouraged Saints to sign him up on the 7th. of February 1997. His first team debut was on the world stage as Saints met Melbourne Storm in the 2000 World Club Challenge Final - one of the most disappointing Finals that Saints have participated in.

John soon forced his way into the first 17 during that season with sound tackling, strong running and neat footwork. His nifty feet were in evidence in the 2000 Grand Final against Wigan when John made a superb break to set up a last minute try for Tim Jonkers as Saints retained the Super League Championship. His first points for the club came in the 50 points to 30 home win over the Huddersfield Giants that same season. In all John crossed the line five times in the 2000 campaign from 7 starts and 19 substitute appearances.

The following season saw John claim 15 starts and 12 substitute appearances as he developed his handling skills under the tutelage of Ian Millward. John was substitute on the night of the 'Bolton Blizzard' as Saints overcame Brisbane Broncos to lift the World Club Championship for the first time. He proceeded to score four tries that season and must have been disappointed to miss out on the seventeen that lifted the Challenge Cup aginst Bradford Bulls that season.

The 2002 season demonstrated the value of John Stankevitch to the Saints. He made 36 appearances out of the 37 matches that Saints played that season (he only missed the away league victory at Halifax), scoring five tries in the process. He was substitute in the Grand Final winning side that defeated Bradford Bulls by 19 points to 18 coming on the field to give a magnificent defensive display and help tire the Bradford defence with great mobility around the pitch.

The first match of the 2003 marked John's 100th appearance in a Saints' jersey. This occurred in the south of France where a rampant Saints defeated UTC by 70 points to 6 in the fourth round of the Challenge Cup. In a rich vein of trys-coring John picked up four tries in successive games during the peak holiday weeks of July and August. However, a spate of injuries towards the end of the campaign left the Saints' trophy cabinet empty. At the end of the season John picked up a career threatening arm injury against Wigan.

As a consequence John missed much of the first half of the 2004 season on the field, whilst undergoing intensive physiotherapy on his injured arm. Unfortunately, this meant that John missed out on the famous Challenge Cup run that led to the fantastic Final victory over Wigan in Cardiff sunshine. 'Stanky' returned to the fray and featured in most of the games to the end of the season, crossing the line on six occasions. However, suspensions and injuries left the Saints season fizzling out.

At the end of the 2004 campaign John's contract was not renewed and he found himself moving to his hometown club, Widnes. In his career at Knowsley Road, John Stankevitch has made 131 appearances scoring a total of 26 tries in the process.





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John Stankevitch : Season Stats

Season (Official Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
2000 4 0 0 26
20014 0 0 27
2002 5 0 0 36
20036 0 0 27
2004 6 0 0 15
TOTALS:25 0 0 131
Season (Other Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
1999 0001
20002003
20011001
20020002
TOTALS:3007
W/D/LPosDateOpponentsCompSeasonVenueFTFTOTGDGNPS**
L 17 26th Dec 1999 Wigan Warriors * Fr 1999 A 16 30 0 0 0 View
W 17 9th Jan 2000 Halifax Blue Sox* Fr 2000 A 29 26 0 0 0 View
L 17 24th Jan 2000 Melbourne Storm WCC 2000 N 6 44 0 0 0 View
L 13 28th Jan 2000 Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants* Fr 2000 H 10 20 1 0 0 View
L 17 3rd Mar 2000 Bradford Bulls SL 2000 H 10 32 0 0 0 View
W 17 17th Mar 2000 Hull Sharks SL 2000 A 28 20 0 0 0 View
W 17 2nd Apr 2000 Wakefield Trinity SL 2000 H 29 22 0 0 0 View
W 17 7th Apr 2000 Leeds Rhinos SL 2000 A 42 14 0 0 0 View
W 17 16th Apr 2000 Halifax Blue Sox SL 2000 H 52 20 0 0 0 View
W 11 21st Apr 2000 Wigan Warriors SL 2000 H 38 14 0 0 0 View
W 11 24th Apr 2000 Warrington Wolves SL 2000 A 47 34 0 0 0 View
W 11 1st May 2000 Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants SL 2000 H 50 30 1 0 0 View
W 17 7th May 2000 Castleford Tigers SL 2000 A 32 22 0 0 0 View
W 11 12th May 2000 London Broncos SL 2000 A 26 20 0 0 0 View
W 15 28th May 2000 Hull Sharks SL 2000 H 27 14 0 0 0 View
L 15 2nd Jun 2000 Bradford Bulls SL 2000 A 16 17 0 0 0 View
W 12 11th Jun 2000 Wakefield Trinity SL 2000 A 30 22 0 0 0 View
W 12 23rd Jun 2000 Halifax Blue Sox SL 2000 A 28 24 0 0 0 View
W 12 30th Jun 2000 Warrington Wolves SL 2000 H 50 20 0 0 0 View
W 16 6th Aug 2000 London Broncos SL 2000 H 46 12 0 0 0 View
L 16 13th Aug 2000 Wakefield Trinity SL 2000 A 16 32 0 0 0 View
W 15 20th Aug 2000 Warrington Wolves SL 2000 H 58 18 1 0 0 View
W 16 27th Aug 2000 Salford Reds SL 2000 H 50 28 1 0 0 View
W 17 1st Sep 2000 Leeds Rhinos SL 2000 A 35 20 0 0 0 View
W 16 9th Sep 2000 London Broncos SL 2000 A 38 12 1 0 0 View
L 16 15th Sep 2000 Wigan Warriors SL 2000 H 4 42 0 0 0 View
W 16 22nd Sep 2000 Bradford Bulls SLQPO 2000 H 16 11 0 0 0 View
W 16 29th Sep 2000 Wigan Warriors SLQF 2000 A 54 16 0 0 0 View
W 16 14th Oct 2000 Wigan Warriors SLGF 2000 N 29 16 0 0 0 View
L 11 26th Dec 2000 Wigan Warriors* Fr 2000 A 20 40 1 0 0 View
W 17 5th Jan 2001 Salford City Reds* Fr 2001 H 46 20 1 0 0 View
W 17 26th Jan 2001 Brisbane Broncos WCC 2001 N 20 18 0 0 0 View
W 17 10th Feb 2001 Wigan Warriors SCCC4 2001 H 22 8 0 0 0 View
W 11 25th Feb 2001 Whitehaven SCCC5 2001 A 34 22 0 0 0 View
L 17 4th Mar 2001 Bradford Bulls SL 2001 A 24 31 0 0 0 View
W 17 9th Mar 2001 Huddersfield Giants SCCC6 2001 H 54 16 0 0 0 View
W 17 16th Mar 2001 Huddersfield Giants SL 2001 H 44 22 0 0 0 View
W 17 24th Mar 2001 London Broncos SL 2001 A 20 18 0 0 0 View
W 17 31st Mar 2001 Leeds Rhinos SCCCSF 2001 N 27 22 0 0 0 View
W 11 6th Apr 2001 Wakefield Trinity SL 2001 H 24 0 0 0 0 View
D 17 13th Apr 2001 Wigan Warriors SL 2001 A 22 22 0 0 0 View
W 17 16th Apr 2001 Hull FC SL 2001 H 38 34 0 0 0 View
L 17 20th Apr 2001 Warrington Wolves SL 2001 A 22 56 0 0 0 View
L 17 4th May 2001 Leeds Rhinos SL 2001 A 16 74 0 0 0 View
L 13 30th Jun 2001 Hull FC SL 2001 A 28 34 0 0 0 View
W 11 7th Jul 2001 Warrington Wolves SL 2001 H 70 16 1 0 0 View
W 11 13th Jul 2001 Leeds Rhinos SL 2001 H 46 24 1 0 0 View
W 11 22nd Jul 2001 Halifax Blue Sox SL 2001 A 46 22 0 0 0 View
W 11 29th Jul 2001 Salford City Reds SL 2001 A 56 18 0 0 0 View
L 4 3rd Aug 2001 Castleford Tigers SL 2001 A 26 28 0 0 0 View
W 4 10th Aug 2001 Wigan Warriors SL 2001 H 30 16 0 0 0 View
L 13 17th Aug 2001 Bradford Bulls SL 2001 A 14 27 0 0 0 View
D 12 26th Aug 2001 Warrington Wolves SL 2001 A 28 28 1 0 0 View
W 12 31st Aug 2001 Castleford Tigers SL 2001 H 44 20 0 0 0 View
L 17 7th Sep 2001 Leeds Rhinos SL 2001 H 18 23 0 0 0 View
W 10 22nd Sep 2001 Leeds Rhinos SLEPO 2001 H 38 30 0 0 0 View
W 12 28th Sep 2001 Hull FC SLESF 2001 A 24 20 1 0 0 View
L 11 6th Oct 2001 Wigan Warriors SLEF 2001 A 10 44 0 0 0 View
L 12 9th Jan 2002 Warrington Wolves* Fr 2002 A 4 48 0 0 0 View
W 10 28th Jan 2002 Widnes Vikings* Fr 2002 H 24 10 0 0 0 View
W 12 10th Feb 2002 Oldham KNGCC4 2002 A 40 6 0 0 0 View
W 12 23rd Feb 2002 Warrington Wolves KNGCC5 2002 A 36 14 0 0 0 View
W 12 2nd Mar 2002 Widnes Vikings SL 2002 A 15 14 0 0 0 View
W 12 8th Mar 2002 Salford Reds SL 2002 H 34 2 1 0 0 View
W 12 17th Mar 2002 Halifax Blue Sox KNGCC6 2002 A 26 20 0 0 0 View
W 12 22nd Mar 2002 Hull SL 2002 H 33 14 0 0 0 View
L 12 28th Mar 2002 London Broncos SL 2002 A 6 40 0 0 0 View
W 15 1st Apr 2002 Wigan Warriors SL 2002 H 19 0 0 0 0 View
W 12 6th Apr 2002 Leeds Rhinos SL 2002 H 30 26 0 0 0 View
W 15 14th Apr 2002 Leeds Rhinos KNGCCSF 2002 N 42 16 0 0 0 View
L 4 20th Apr 2002 Bradford Bulls SL 2002 A 22 54 0 0 0 View
L 15 27th Apr 2002 Wigan Warriors KNGCCF 2002 N 12 21 0 0 0 View
W 12 3rd May 2002 Halifax Blue Sox SL 2002 H 38 6 0 0 0 View
L 12 7th May 2002 Castleford Tigers SL 2002 A 22 36 0 0 0 View
W 8 12th May 2002 Warrington Wolves SL 2002 A 44 36 0 0 0 View
W 11 19th May 2002 Wakefield Trinity SL 2002 A 48 6 1 0 0 View
W 11 24th May 2002 Widnes Vikings SL 2002 H 56 6 0 0 0 View
W 12 1st Jun 2002 Salford Reds SL 2002 A 28 24 0 0 0 View
W 12 7th Jun 2002 Leeds Rhinos SL 2002 A 41 14 0 0 0 View
W 15 21st Jun 2002 Castleford Tigers SL 2002 H 26 16 0 0 0 View
W 12 28th Jun 2002 Bradford Bulls SL 2002 H 34 26 0 0 0 View
W 12 4th Jul 2002 Hull SL 2002 A 32 30 1 0 0 View
W 12 19th Jul 2002 London Broncos SL 2002 H 22 14 0 0 0 View
L 12 30th Jul 2002 Wigan Warriors SL 2002 A 8 22 0 0 0 View
W 12 3rd Aug 2002 Warrington Wolves SL 2002 H 72 2 0 0 0 View
W 11 9th Aug 2002 Wakefield Trinity SL 2002 H 34 2 0 0 0 View
W 12 16th Aug 2002 Bradford Bulls SL 2002 A 50 22 1 0 0 View
W 12 23rd Aug 2002 Halifax Blue Sox SL 2002 H 64 0 1 0 0 View
W 12 30th Aug 2002 Leeds Rhinos SL 2002 H 38 18 0 0 0 View
L 11 8th Sep 2002 Wigan Warriors SL 2002 A 8 48 0 0 0 View
W 15 13th Sep 2002 Hull SL 2002 H 64 10 0 0 0 View
W 11 22nd Sep 2002 London Broncos SL 2002 A 18 16 0 0 0 View
L 12 5th Oct 2002 Bradford Bulls SLQSF 2002 H 26 28 0 0 0 View
W 15 11th Oct 2002 Wigan Warriors SLEF 2002 H 24 8 0 0 0 View
W 15 19th Oct 2002 Bradford Bulls SLGF 2002 N 19 18 0 0 0 View
L 13 25th Oct 2002 New Zealand Tour 2002 H 26 38 0 0 0 View
W 10 8th Feb 2003 Union Treiziste Catalane PCC4 2003 A 70 6 1 0 0 View
L 10 14th Feb 2003 Sydney City Roosters WCC 2003 N 0 38 0 0 0 View
W 12 21st Feb 2003 Bradford Bulls SL 2003 H 46 22 0 0 0 View
W 10 28th Feb 2003 Batley Bulldogs PCC5 2003 H 38 12 0 0 0 View
W 11 8th Mar 2003 Widnes Vikings SL 2003 A 22 4 0 0 0 View
W 10 16th Mar 2003 Salford City Reds PCC6 2003 A 54 6 0 0 0 View
W 12 21st Mar 2003 Castleford Tigers SL 2003 H 54 12 0 0 0 View
L 10 30th Mar 2003 Huddersfield Giants SL 2003 A 22 36 0 0 0 View
L 11 5th Apr 2003 Leeds Rhinos SL 2003 H 16 24 0 0 0 View
L 10 12th Apr 2003 Leeds Rhinos PCCSF ** 2003 N 26 33 0 0 0 View
L 12 18th Apr 2003 Wigan Warriors SL 2003 A 22 24 0 0 0 View
W 11 21st Apr 2003 Warrington Wolves SL 2003 H 56 6 0 0 0 View
W 14 2nd May 2003 Halifax SL 2003 A 38 0 1 0 0 View
L 11 9th May 2003 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats SL 2003 H 10 16 0 0 0 View
W 15 16th May 2003 London Broncos SL 2003 H 62 16 0 0 0 View
D 12 1st Jun 2003 Warrington Wolves SL 2003 A 30 30 0 0 0 View
W 15 27th Jul 2003 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats SL 2003 A 36 15 1 0 0 View
W 15 3rd Aug 2003 London Broncos SL 2003 A 30 18 1 0 0 View
W 12 9th Aug 2003 Hull FC SL 2003 H 28 18 1 0 0 View
W 12 15th Aug 2003 Castleford Tigers SL 2003 H 26 10 1 0 0 View
L 12 24th Aug 2003 Hull FC SL 2003 A 18 42 0 0 0 View
W 10 31st Aug 2003 Widnes Vikings SL 2003 A 40 4 0 0 0 View
L 10 5th Sep 2003 Wigan Warriors SL 2003 H 4 28 0 0 0 View
L 12 12th Sep 2003 Leeds Rhinos SL 2003 A 20 30 0 0 0 View
L 12 19th Sep 2003 Bradford Bulls SL 2003 H 18 22 0 0 0 View
W 12 26th Sep 2003 London Broncos SLEPO 2003 H 24 6 0 0 0 View
L 12 3rd Oct 2003 Wigan Warriors SLESF 2003 A 24 40 0 0 0 View
L 15 4th Jun 2004 Wigan Warriors SL 2004 A 14 30 0 0 0 View
W 11 11th Jun 2004 Castleford Tigers SL 2004 H 52 8 0 0 0 View
W 15 18th Jun 2004 Widnes Vikings SL 2004 A 40 12 0 0 0 View
W 15 26th Jun 2004 Warrington Wolves SL 2004 H 28 8 0 0 0 View
W 11 7th Jul 2004 Huddersfield Giants SL 2004 A 50 8 1 0 0 View
W 11 10th Jul 2004 London Broncos SL 2004 H 30 10 1 0 0 View
L 11 17th Jul 2004 Hull FC SL 2004 A 6 34 0 0 0 View
W 11 30th Jul 2004 Huddersfield Giants SL 2004 H 50 10 2 0 0 View
L 11 8th Aug 2004 Salford City Reds SL 2004 A 20 30 0 0 0 View
L 15 13th Aug 2004 London Broncos SL 2004 H 22 28 0 0 0 View
L 15 20th Aug 2004 Wigan Warriors SL 2004 A 18 27 0 0 0 View
W 8 27th Aug 2004 Huddersfield Giants SL 2004 H 48 12 1 0 0 View
W 11 5th Sep 2004 Warrington Wolves SL 2004 A 26 24 0 0 0 View
L 10 10th Sep 2004 Leeds Rhinos SL 2004 H 19 25 0 0 0 View
L 12 17th Sep 2004 Bradford Bulls SL 2004 A 24 64 1 0 0 View


*Unofficial Match.
**Non Playing Sub.
CALCULATED APPEARANCES : OFFICIAL 124 OTHER 7 = 131
ACTUAL APPEARANCES (inc 47 Subs) = 131
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