Robert Derby

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Robert Derby
Personal information
Born (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 21)
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight99 kg (15 st 8 lb)
Playing information
Position Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2023– Nth Qld Cowboys 10000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2022–23 PNG Prime Minister's XIII 20000
2022–23 Papua New Guinea 430012
Source: [1]
As of 10 November 2023

Robert Derby (born 7 March 2002) is a Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL).

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Background

Derby was born in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea and lived in Mendi, Goroka, Mount Hagen and Vietnam before moving to Cairns when he was eight years old. [2]

He played his junior rugby league for Cairns Brothers and completed the majority of his schooling at St Augustine's College.[ citation needed ]

In 2019, he was signed by the Melbourne Storm and moved to the Sunshine Coast to play for feeder club Sunshine Coast Falcons. [3] [4] As part of his relocation, he attended Unity College, Caloundra and was a part of the rugby league academy at the school.[ citation needed ]

Playing career

In 2020, Derby joined the Sunshine Coast Falcons, playing just one Mal Meninga Cup game before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19. [5]

In 2021, he returned to Cairns, joining the Northern Pride's under-21 side and the North Queensland Cowboys Young Guns squad. [6]

In 2022, Derby spent the season playing for the Pride's Queensland Cup side, scoring seven tries in 16 games. [7] On 25 June 2022, he made his international debut for Papua New Guinea in their 24-14 victory over Fiji. [8]

On 16 November 2022, Derby joined the Cowboys' NRL squad for the 2023 season. [9]

2023

Derby began the season playing for the Townsville Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup. [10] In round 13 of the 2023 NRL season, Derby made his first grade debut against the Parramatta Eels. [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Rugby League Project
  2. ↑ "Meet PNG Kumuls Debutants - Robert Derby". PNG Today. 4 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Robert Derby honoured with PNG Kumuls debut in midyear Test". Cairns Post. 25 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Robert Derby signs with Melbourne Storm". Cairns Post. 20 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Derby, Fonoti, set to impress for Northern Pride's colts". Cairns Post. 7 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Hastings Deering Colts TEAMS - 2021 Round 5". League Unlimited. 11 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Three Cowboys contracted players run for 170+ metres in Hostplus Cup". NQ Cowboys. 23 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Papua New Guinea v Fiji". National Rugby League. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Five Young Guns elevated to NRL squad for 2023". NQ Cowboys. 16 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Friends set to face off". The National. 11 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Cowboys team list: Round 13 v Eels". NQ Cowboys. 23 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "Brown's stunner as Eels unearth hidden gem; star leads Cowboys transformation: Big hits". www.foxsports.com.au.
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