Rohan Hancock

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Rohan Hancock
Personal information
Born (1955-06-18) 18 June 1955 (age 69)
Toowoomba, Queensland
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
 ? (Toowoomba)
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1978–82 Queensland 111003
1980–82 Australia 30000
Source: [1]
As of 9 July 2009
Relatives Steph Hancock (daughter)

Rohan Hancock (born 18 June 1955 in Toowoomba, Queensland) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. An Australian international and Queensland representative prop forward, he played his club football in Queensland with Toowoomba.

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Biography

Hancock, a prop from Toowoomba, played for Wattles in the Toowoomba Rugby League competition. [2] He first represented Queensland in 1978, played against Great Britain in 1979 before touring New Zealand with Australia the following year. Hancock played in the inaugural State of Origin match in 1980 but had to wait another two years before making his Test debut.

After playing in two Tests against NZ, Hancock was selected with the Kangaroos and made his only Test appearance against Papua New Guinea (in 1982) on the way to England and France with the 1982 Invincibles. He played in nine other matches on tour.

Personal life

Rohan Hancock's daughter, Steph Hancock, is captain of the Australian Jillaroos. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Rohan Hancock - Playing Career". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Killarney abuzz over Rohan". The Canberra Times. 29 May 1980. p. 25 – via Trove.
  3. ↑ "Legend Q&A: Stephanie Hancock". National Rugby League. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2024.


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