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Full name | Robert Jackson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Australia | 13 August 1960|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Jackson (born 13 August 1960) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Penrith Panthers, Fulham, Warrington and the Cronulla Sharks.
Born in Australia, Jackson grew up in Lalor Park, New South Wales. [2] He started his rugby league career with Penrith Panthers, making 10 first grade appearances between 1982 and 1983.
In 1984, he moved to England, playing eight games for Fulham in the 1983–84 season.
Jackson returned to England the following season, joining Warrington. He went on to make over 200 appearances in ten years at the club. He also returned to Australia during the 1986 NSWRL season, making eight appearances for Cronulla Sharks.
While at Warrington, Jackson won the 1985–86 Rugby League Premiership with the club, scoring a try in a 38–10 against Halifax, and also won the 1989–90 Lancashire Cup, scoring two tries in a man-of-the-match performance against Oldham.
He was forced to retire in 1994 due to a neck injury. [3]
After retiring from the sport, Jackson returned to Australia.
In 2016, he was inducted into Warrington's Hall of Fame. [4]
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