Brent Todd

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Brent Todd
Personal information
Full nameBrent Trevor Todd
Born (1964-12-05) 5 December 1964 (age 59)
New Zealand
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
19??–86Linwood (CRL)
1987–91 Canberra Raiders 910000
1988–89 Wakefield Trinity 90000
1992–93 Gold Coast Seagulls 341106
Total1341106
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1985–86 Canterbury N.Z.
1985–86 South Island
1985–93 New Zealand 282008
Source: [1]

Brent Trevor Todd [2] (born 5 December 1964) is a New Zealand former professional sportsman who has represented New Zealand at both rugby league football and water polo. His rugby league position was prop forward.

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Early years

Todd played in the New Zealand men's water polo team. [3]

In 1982 he was invited to play for the New Zealand junior league team, the Junior Kiwis. He also played for the team in 1983. [4]

Playing career

Todd played for the Linwood club in the Canterbury Rugby League competition, and was a Canterbury representative. Todd played 28 tests for national team, the Kiwis, between 1985 and 1993.

Todd joined Australian team the Canberra Raiders in 1986, after a $37,200 transfer fee was paid. [5] Todd played at prop forward for the Raiders in the Winfield Cup Grand Finals of 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1991. After suffering a broken arm in 1988, he spent the off-season with Wakefield Trinity, playing nine games. In 1992, Todd signed for the Gold Coast club. Todd caused laughter in his press conference when he replied to a question from a reporter asking why he signed for the Gold Coast. Todd replied “because the sheilas are good looking and I want to f*** them all”. Todd went on to make 34 appearances for the Gold Coast before retiring from the New South Wales Rugby League premiership in 1993. Later he became an Australian-based television commentator for league games. [6]

Personal life

Todd married former world surfing champion Wendy Botha in 1994 and they were married for 11 years. Todd's biography, League, Lies & Alibis was published the year he got married. In 2004, he appeared on reality show Celebrity Treasure Island with his then wife.

In December 2007 Todd was sentenced to 12 months' home detention for his role in a poker-machine fraud scheme. [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ↑ TODD, Brent Trevor 1985 - 93 - Kiwi #593 Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  3. ↑ Coffey and Wood The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League ISBN   1-86971-090-8
  4. ↑ Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
  5. ↑ Lion Red 1988 Rugby League Annual, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1988. p.p.160-167
  6. ↑ "'Never slept with his mates' missus': Legends' cryptic Twitter exchange over viral video". www.foxsports.com.au. 29 March 2020.
  7. ↑ Eames, David (8 December 2007). "Fraudster Todd gets home detention". The New Zealand Herald .
  8. ↑ "Brent Todd admits four fraud charges". Stuff.co.nz . 2 November 2007. Retrieved 21 September 2011.

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