Robbie Ross (rugby league)

Robbie Ross (rugby league)

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Robbie Ross
fullname = Robbie Ross
nickname = Boo Boo


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position = Fullback
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dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1975|1|24|df=yes
placeofbirth = Swansea, New South Wales
countryofbirth = Australia
height = 182cm
weight = 84kg
club1 = leagueicon|Newcastle Knights|16 Newcastle Knights
year1start = 1994
year1end = 1995
appearances1 = 21
tries1 =
goals1 =
fieldgoals1 =
points1 = 12
club2 = leagueicon|Brisbane Broncos|16 Brisbane Broncos
year2start = 1996
year2end =
appearances2 = 12
tries2 =
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points2 = 32
club3 = leagueicon|Hunter Mariners|16 Hunter Mariners
year3start = 1997
year3end =
appearances3 = 16
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goals3 =
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points3 = 20
club4 = leagueicon|Melbourne Storm|16 Melbourne Storm
year4start = 1998
year4end = 2003
appearances4 = 89
tries4 =
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points4 = 212
teamA = leagueicon|New South Wales|16 New South Wales (SL)
yearAstart = 1997
yearAend =
appearancesA = 2
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pointsA = 0
teamB = leagueicon|New South Wales|16 New South Wales
yearBstart = 1999
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appearancesB = 3
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goalsB =
fieldgoalsB =
pointsB = 4
teamC = leagueicon|Australia|16 Australia
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Robbie Ross (born 24 January 1975) is an Australian former rugby league player.

Career

Newcastle junior and Australian Schoolboy rep in 1992, forced clubmate Robbie O'Davis onto the wing during the 1995 season. Ross, who signed a Super League contract that year, joined Brisbane while News Ltd. fought a battle through the courts to stage it's rebel competition.

The potent attacking fullback later honoured his contract with the newly formed Hunter Mariners in 1997. Ross represented New South Wales in the Super League Tri-series competition, but following the demise of the Mariners and the re-unification of the game, quickly secured a contract with the Melbourne Storm.

A great start to the 1999 season saw Ross chosen for NSW in the State of Origin series. In the second match of the 1999 series, Ross scored the fastest try in Origin history when Ryan Girdler sent him over in the corner from the second tackle of the match. Later that year, Melbourne’s historic grand final win catapulted Ross into the Australian Test team. After making his debut in the first match of the Tri-series competition, a 24-22 loss to New Zealand, he was replaced by Darren Lockyer for the remainder of the series.

Ross started the 2000 season in superlative form, scoring 12 tries in 13 matches and retaining his position as New South Wales fullback, but was ruled out with a knee injury that was more serious than first thought. He was also awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to Australia's international standing in rugby league. After being sidelined for the season, Ross returned in 2001 only to be hampered by chronic hamstring trouble. During 2002-03, matches were kept to a minimum, where Ross spent huge amounts of time on the sidelines with hamstring, knee and back injuries. He retired after the 2003 season at only 28 years of age, after it was revealed he had a bulging disc in his back.

External links

* [http://www.stateoforigin.com.au/soogame/PlayerDetails.aspx?Pid=239 Robbie Ross at stateoforigin.com.au]


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