Tere Glassie

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Tere Glassie
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Personal information
Full nameTere Glassie
Born (1977-12-01) 1 December 1977 (age 45)
Auckland, New Zealand
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row, Lock
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1997 South Sydney 30000
2005 Oldham 2360024
2006 Leigh Centurions 2040016
2007 Castleford Tigers 1930012
2008 Dewsbury Rams 261004
Total91140056
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1998–2016 Cook Islands
Source: [1]
As of 20 April 2017

Tere Glassie (born 1 December 1977) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop , second-row or loose forward in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.

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He played at representative level for the Cook Islands, and at club level for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Balmain Tigers (non-first grade), Newtown Jets (three spells), Wests Magpies (non-first grade), Oldham R.L.F.C. (Heritage No. 1161), Leigh Centurions, Castleford Tigers (Heritage No. 865), Dewsbury Rams and Mounties (captain)

Playing career

Glassie learned his trade with South Sydney, playing 3 first grade games with the Rabbitohs before further lower grade stints with Balmain Tigers, Newtown Jets (two spells) and Wests Magpies. He then moved to the United Kingdom and played for Oldham, Leigh, Castleford Tigers and the Dewsbury Rams. He then returned to Australia and played for the Newtown Jets. Glassie then played in the 2017 Cook Islands grand final with the Avatiu Eels at age 39. [2]

Representative career

Tere represented the Cook Islands in the 2000 World Cup. [3]

In 2009 he was named as part of the Cook Islands squad for the Pacific Cup. [4]

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References

  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report - Tere Glassie". www.ssralmanac.com.
  3. "Wales overcome Pacific islanders". BBC. 29 October 2000. Retrieved 20 March 2008.
  4. Roosters gain international stripes Archived 17 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine sydneyroosters.com.au, 7 October 2009