Robbie Malneek

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Robbie Malneek
Date of birth (1983-04-03) 3 April 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Masterton, New Zealand
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
School Nayland College
Nelson College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback, Wing
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007–2009
2012–2013
2014–2015
2015
2016		 Rugby Parma
Rugby Reggio
CR & FC
Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk
Mystic River 		27
16
15
3
6		 (35)
(30)
(30)
(0)
(5)
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2002–2005
2006–2015, 2017		 Nelson Bays
Tasman 		28
104
(125)
Correct as of 28 September 2017

Robbie Malneek (born 3 April 1983) is a New Zealand rugby union player.

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Early career

Malneek was born in Masterton, but moved with his family to Nelson aged eight. [1] He attended secondary school first at Nayland College, where he played hooker, and then, from 2000 to 2001, Nelson College, where he moved to the back line and eventually fullback. [1] [2]

Senior career

He made his provincial debut for Nelson Bays in 2002, [1] and has played for Tasman since that union was formed in 2006. [3] He is currently the most capped player in Tasman's short history. He has also had two stints playing in Italy, first with Parma in the 2007/08 and 2008/09 seasons, and then at Reggio in 2012/13. [4]

Following the completion of 2014 ITM Cup Malneek travelled to Sri Lanka to play for CR & FC during the 2014/15 season. [5] In the Spring of 2016, Malneek played with Mystic River Rugby Club in Boston, Massachusetts in the American Rugby Premiership. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Week in, week out, always on the ball". Nelson Mail. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition (CD-ROM).
  3. ↑ Alexander, John (31 August 2012). "We'll give it all, says Makos vet Malneek". Marlborough Express. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Robbie Malneek player statistics". It's Rugby. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Mahakumara, Lelum (2 November 2014). "Rugby's old hand CR&FC to fight for lost pride". ThePapare.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  6. ↑ Rollo, Phillip (2 December 2016). "Shipping up to Boston: Robbie Malneek swaps Tasman Makos for the United States". Stuff.co.nz . Retrieved 2 December 2016.
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