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.
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]