Robbie Malneek | |
Birth Date: | 3 April 1983 |
Birth Place: | Masterton, New Zealand |
Ru Position: | Fullback, Wing |
Height: | 1.830NaN0 |
Weight: | 91kg (201lb) |
Ru Province: | Nelson Bays Tasman |
Ru Provinceyears: | 2002–2005 2006–2015, 2017 |
Ru Provincecaps: | 28 104 |
Ru Provincepoints: | (125) |
Ru Provinceupdate: | 28 September 2017 |
Ru Clubyears: | 2007–2009 2012–2013 2014–2015 2015 2016 |
Ru Proclubs: | Rugby Parma Rugby Reggio CR & FC Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk Mystic River |
Ru Clubcaps: | 27 16 15 3 6 |
Ru Clubpoints: | (35) (30) (30) (0) (5) |
School: | Nayland College Nelson College |
Robbie Malneek (born 3 April 1983) is a New Zealand rugby union player.
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]
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]