Todd Polglase

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Todd Polglase
Personal information
Born (1981-03-21) 21 March 1981 (age 42)
Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position Fullback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2002–03 Canterbury Bulldogs 31004
2004–06 South Sydney 38100040
2007 Newcastle Knights 73000
Total48140044
Source: [1]

Todd Polglase, (born 21 March 1981) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League competition.

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Early life

Polglase was born Cessnock and raised in Pelaw Main, New South Wales, Australia and played his junior rugby league for the Kurri Kurri Bulldogs.

Playing career

Polglase made his first grade debut for Canterbury against his boyhood club Newcastle in the 2002 NRL season. Polglase mainly played reserve grade at his time with Canterbury before transferring to South Sydney. Polglase played three seasons at Souths, two of those finished with the club coming last and earning the Wooden Spoon. In 2007, Polglase signed with Newcastle and only managed to play one season for the club before retiring due to a recurring hamstring injury. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. Rugby League Project stats
  2. "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report - Todd Polglase". www.ssralmanac.com.
  3. "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015.
  4. "The worst teams in NRL history". Sporting News.