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Full name | Nicholas Slyney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Atherton, Queensland, Australia | 2 November 1988|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 5 January 2024 |
Nick Slyney (born 2 November 1988) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for the Queensland Residents (captain during 2018), and at club level in the National Rugby League (NRL) for North Queensland Cowboys and the Brisbane Broncos, in the Queensland Cup for Northern Pride RLFC (2009–2010) and the Redcliffe Dolphins, and in the English Super League for the London Broncos (captain during 2015), and as a prop , second-row or lock. [1] [2]
Slyney was born in Atherton, Queensland, Australia.
Slyney made his NRL début for North Queensland in round 13 of the 2008 NRL season against the Wests Tigers, and played three NRL matches that season. He subsequently played for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup, and midway through the 2011 season, signed to return to the NRL to play for the Brisbane Broncos. [3]
In 2012, Slyney was named in the Queensland Residents side. [4]
On 19 June 2014, Slyney signed a two-year contract extension with the London Broncos keeping him at the Broncos until the end of 2016. [5]
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