Adrian Rainey

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Adrian Rainey
Personal information
Born (1979-01-06) 6 January 1979 (age 45)
Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1998 Western Suburbs 132008
2001 Parramatta Eels 20000
2002 Castleford Tigers 111004
2002 Hull Kingston Rovers 10000
2004 Canterbury Bulldogs 10000
Total2830012
Source: [1]

Adrian Rainey (born 6 January 1979) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Western Suburbs, Parramatta Eels and the Bulldogs in the National Rugby League (NRL), plus Castleford Tigers (Heritage No. 790) in the Super League.

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Playing career

Rainey, who played his junior football at Eagle Vale, started his NRL career with Western Suburbs. A forward, Rainey made 13 first-grade appearances in his debut season in 1998 and earned the club's "rookie of the year" award. However, in the off-season he tested positive to the anabolic steroid stanozolol and received a two-year ban. [2]

Returning from his ban in 2001, Rainey resumed his NRL career with Parramatta, where he played mostly in the reserves, with only two-first grade appearances. In 2002, Rainey had a stint in England playing for the Castleford Tigers, then from 2003 to 2004 played for Canterbury. Rainey's only first-grade game for Canterbury came in the club's 2004 premiership winning season. [3]

Rainey was the second player, after John Berne, born in Northern Ireland to play first grade rugby league in Australia. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Adrian Rainey - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ↑ "Drug squall over and Rainey' out to shine". The Sydney Morning Herald . 15 February 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Adrian Rainey". Bulldogs Rugby League Club - Official Website. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  4. ↑ 2004 NRL Season Guide. News Magazines. 2004. p. 54.
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