Robbie Malneek Explained

Robbie Malneek
Birth Date:3 April 1983
Birth Place:Masterton, New Zealand
Position:Fullback, Wing
Height:1.830NaN0
Weight:91kg (201lb)
Province1:Nelson Bays
Province2:Tasman
Provinceyears1:2002–2005
Provinceyears2:2006–2015, 2017
Provinceapps1:28
Provinceapps2:104
Provincepoints2:125
Ru Provinceupdate:28 September 2017
Years1:2007–2009
Years2:2012–2013
Years3:2014–2015
Years4:2015
Years5:2016
Clubs1:Rugby Parma
Clubs2:Rugby Reggio
Clubs3:CR & FC
Clubs4:Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk
Clubs5:Mystic River
Apps1:27
Apps2:16
Apps3:15
Apps4:3
Apps5:6
Points1:35
Points2:30
Points3:30
Points4:0
Points5:5
School:Nayland College
Nelson College

Robbie Malneek (born 3 April 1983) is a New Zealand rugby union player.

Early career

Malneek was born in Masterton, but moved with his family to Nelson aged eight.[1] He attended secondary school first at Nayland College, where he played hooker, and then, from 2000 to 2001, Nelson College, where he moved to the back line and eventually fullback.[1] [2]

Senior career

He made his provincial debut for Nelson Bays in 2002,[1] and has played for Tasman since that union was formed in 2006.[3] He is currently the most capped player in Tasman's short history. He has also had two stints playing in Italy, first with Parma in the 2007/08 and 2008/09 seasons, and then at Reggio in 2012/13.[4]

Following the completion of 2014 ITM Cup Malneek travelled to Sri Lanka to play for CR & FC during the 2014/15 season.[5] In the Spring of 2016, Malneek played with Mystic River Rugby Club in Boston, Massachusetts in the American Rugby Premiership.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Week in, week out, always on the ball . 15 August 2009 . Nelson Mail . 20 October 2014.
  2. Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition (CD-ROM).
  3. News: We'll give it all, says Makos vet Malneek . 31 August 2012 . Marlborough Express . 20 October 2014 . John . Alexander.
  4. Web site: Robbie Malneek player statistics . It's Rugby . 20 October 2014.
  5. Web site: Rugby's old hand CR&FC to fight for lost pride . 2 November 2014 . ThePapare.com . Mahakumara . Lelum . 5 November 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141104221045/http://www.thepapare.com/index.php/rugby-features/6044-rugby-s-old-hand-cr-fc-to-fight-for-lost-pride . 4 November 2014 . dmy-all .
  6. Web site: Shipping up to Boston: Robbie Malneek swaps Tasman Makos for the United States . 2 December 2016 . . Rollo . Phillip. 2 December 2016.