Robbie O'Davis
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| Nickname | Robbie O | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 September 1972 Kurrajong, New South Wales, Australia |
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Playing information
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| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (12 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Fullback, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robbie O'Davis (born 3 September 1972 in Kurrajong, New South Wales) is an Australian retired professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative fullback and occasional winger, he played his entire club career with the Newcastle Knights, winning the 1997 and 2001 Premierships with them.
O'Davis grew up in Toowoomba, Queensland where, at 16 he played senior rugby league alongside his father. After playing in the Brisbane Rugby League Premiership for Eastern Suburbs, he joined the New South Wales Rugby League Premiership with the Newcastle Knights.
With the start of the Super League war in 1995 and the Australian Rugby League's stance on not selecting Super League aligned players, O'Davis made his State of Origin debut for Queensland in their surprise 3-0 series win over New South Wales. He was then selected for Australia in the first test of the 1995 Trans-Tasman Test series against New Zealand at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. After missing the second test win in Sydney, O'Davis made his run on debut for the Kangaroos in the final test in Brisbane, scoring his first test try in the home sides 46-10 win which completed a 3-0 series win.
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