Jump to content

Robbie Malneek

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Robbie Malneek
Date of birth (1983-04-03) 3 April 1983 (age 41)
Place of birthMasterton, New Zealand
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
SchoolNayland College
Nelson College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback, Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–2009 Rugby Parma 27 (35)
2012–2013 Rugby Reggio 16 (30)
2014–2015 CR & FC 15 (30)
2015 Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk 3 (0)
2016 Mystic River 6 (5)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002–2005 Nelson Bays 28 ()
2006–2015, 2017 Tasman 104 (125)
Correct as of 28 September 2017

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

Early career

[edit]

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

[edit]

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]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c "Week in, week out, always on the ball". Nelson Mail. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  2. ^ Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition (CD-ROM).
  3. ^ Alexander, John (31 August 2012). "We'll give it all, says Makos vet Malneek". Marlborough Express. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Robbie Malneek player statistics". It's Rugby. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  5. ^ Mahakumara, Lelum (2 November 2014). "Rugby's old hand CR&FC to fight for lost pride". ThePapare.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  6. ^ Rollo, Phillip (2 December 2016). "Shipping up to Boston: Robbie Malneek swaps Tasman Makos for the United States". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2 December 2016.