Robbie O'Davis

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Robbie O'Davis
fullname = Robbie O'Davis
nickname = Robbie O


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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1972|9|3|df=yes
placeofbirth = Sydney, New South Wales
countryofbirth = Australia
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weight = convert|80|kg|stlb|abbr=on
club1 = leagueicon|Newcastle Knights|size=16 Newcastle Knights
year1start = 1992
year1end = 2004
appearances1 = 223
tries1 = 78
goals1 = 45
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points1 = 403
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yearAstart = 1995
yearAend = 2002
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Robbie O'Davis (born 3 September, 1972 in Sydney, NSW) was an Australian rugby league player for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League competition and also for Queensland and Australai.

O'Davis' primarily played at fullback though he also occasionally played on the wing. He retired at the end of the 2004 NRL season.

Representative games

*"State Of Origin:" Played 12 games for Queensland
*"International:" Played 8 Tests for Australia

Career highlights

*Clive Churchill Medallist for best player in the 1997 ARL Grand Final

Controversy

In 1998, Robbie O'Davis tested positive for Anabolic steroids [http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hanstrans.nsf/V3ByKey/LA19980625 New South Wales Parliament (Hansard transcript), 25 June, 1988. Search keyword "Robbie"] [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19980618/ai_n14151893 Independent, The (London), 18 Jun, 1998 by Dave Hadfield. Search keyword "Robbie"]

External links

* [http://stats.rleague.com/rl/scorers/players/Robbie_ODavis.html Robbie O'Davis Try Scoring Records]
* [http://www.stateoforigin.com.au/SOOgame/PlayerDetails.aspx?Pid=371 State of Origin Official website Rugby League Player Stats]

References