Bruce Sinclair (rugby league)

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Bruce Sinclair
Personal information
Full nameBruce Sinclair
Born (1965-01-25) 25 January 1965 (age 59)
Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1986–88 Balmain Tigers 130000
1989–90 North Sydney Bears 150000
1991–94 Eastern Suburbs 501004
1995 North Queensland 110000
Total891004
Source: [1]

Bruce Sinclair (born 25 January 1965) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. Primarily a prop, he played for the Balmain Tigers, North Sydney Bears, Eastern Suburbs Roosters and North Queensland Cowboys.

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Playing career

Recruited from Tamworth, Sinclair made his first grade debut for the Balmain Tigers in Round 24 of the 1986 NSWRL season. During his three seasons at the club, he played 13 games.

In 1989, Sinclair signed with the North Sydney Bears on a two-year contract, playing 15 games. In 1991, he moved to the Eastern Suburbs Roosters, where he played 50 games over four seasons. In 1992, he played his first full season of first grade, playing 21 of the Roosters' 22 games.

In 1995, he joined the newly-established North Queensland Cowboys, reuniting with his former Bears' teammate Kerry Boustead, who was the Cowboys' CEO. Sinclair was named the club captain for the inaugural season. [2] He played 11 games that season, captaining the side four times, before retiring at the end of the season. [3]

Statistics

NSWRL/ARL

SeasonTeamMatchesTGGK %F/GPts
1986 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 200—00
1987 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 700—00
1988 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 400—00
1989 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 900—00
1990 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 600—00
1991 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs 900—00
1992 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs 2100—00
1993 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs 800—00
1994 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs 1210—04
1995 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland 1100—00
Career totals8910—04

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References

  1. ↑ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Bruce Sinclair- Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  2. ↑ Cadigan, Neil (2015). 25 Years in the Saddle. Playright Publishing. p. 62. ISBN   9780994237316.
  3. ↑ Cadigan, Neil (2015). 25 Years in the Saddle. Playright Publishing. p. 126. ISBN   9780994237316.
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