Robbie Kearns

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Robbie Kearns (born December 12, 1971 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian former rugby league player in the National Rugby League competition whose senior career began with the Cronulla Sharks. He represented New South Wales in State of Origin and Australia in international matches. His position of choice was at Prop Forward. In 2000 Kearns was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to Australia's international standing in rugby league. He retired at the conclusion of the 2005 season after a 13-year career but remained with the Melbourne Storm in a marketing capacity.

Club career

Kearns played junior football for the Engadine Dragons. He made his First Grade Debut for the Cronulla Sharks in Round 1 v Brisbane at Lang Park, March 20, 1992, becoming a regular in the Cronulla Sharks side.

Kearns signed with the Western Reds for 1997 and the Melbourne Storm for 1998. He captained the Melbourne Storm from 2000 to 2002 and in 2005.

Representative career

*"State Of Origin:" Played 8 games in total for New South Wales between 1998 and 2003
*"International:" Played 17 tests for Australia including the 2000 World Cup

Career Stats

283 career games to date scoring 31 tries, 2 goals (128 points)

External links

* [http://www.stateoforigin.com.au/SOOgame/PlayerDetails.aspx?Pid=178 Robbie Kearns at stateoforigin.com]
* [http://www.melbournestorm.com.au/default.asp?sec=2&ssec=2&pid=24&prid=1&yr=2005 Robbie Kearns at melbournestorm.com.au]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/in_depth/rugby_league/2001/ashes/kearns.stm 2001 Ashes profile]