Bruce Sinclair (rugby league)

Bruce Sinclair

Personal information
Full name	Bruce Sinclair
Born	(1965-01-25) 25 January 1965 (age 60) Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1986–88 Balmain Tigers 13 0 0 0 0 1989–90 North Sydney Bears 15 0 0 0 0 1991–94 Eastern Suburbs 50 1 0 0 4 1995 Nth Qld Cowboys 11 0 0 0 0 Total 89 1 0 0 4
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.

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

Season	Team	Matches	T	G	GK %	F/G	Pts
1986	Balmain	2	0	0	—	0	0
1987	Balmain	7	0	0	—	0	0
1988	Balmain	4	0	0	—	0	0
1989	North Sydney	9	0	0	—	0	0
1990	North Sydney	6	0	0	—	0	0
1991	Eastern Suburbs	9	0	0	—	0	0
1992	Eastern Suburbs	21	0	0	—	0	0
1993	Eastern Suburbs	8	0	0	—	0	0
1994	Eastern Suburbs	12	1	0	—	0	4
1995	North Queensland	11	0	0	—	0	0
Career totals		89	1	0	—	0	4

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.