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Full name | Roy Friend | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 16 May 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [2] As of 23 May 2020 |
Roy Friend (born 16 May 1982) is a former professional rugby league player who played six games for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. [2]
Friend made his rugby league debut for Cronulla in 1983. [2] His first and only try came in the Shark’s round 26 loss to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. During that game he was also reprimanded by Cronulla captain Brett Kimmorley for backtalk. [3]
After his stint in the NRL, Friend was playing with the Tweed Heads Seagulls as of 2008. [4]
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