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Robert Mears

Robbie Mears
Personal information
Full name Robert Mears
Born (1974-09-25) 25 September 1974 (age 42)
Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
Position Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1994–96 Eastern Suburbs 10 1 0 0 4
1997–98 Canterbury Bulldogs 16 7 0 0 28
1999–00 Auckland Warriors 40 10 0 0 40
2001 Leeds Rhinos 23 6 0 0 24
2002–04 Wests Tigers 57 15 0 0 60
2005 Leigh Centurions 14 0 0 0 0
Total 160 39 0 0 156
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Robert "Robbie" Mears (born 25 September 1974 in Liverpool, New South Wales) is an Australian former rugby league player. His usual position was at hooker.

Mears played for Ingleburn Bulldogs, Eaglevale St Andrews, Campbelltown City Kangaroos and Austral Rams in the Western Suburbs District Junior League. While attending Campbelltown's St. Gregory's College, Mears played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1992.

Mears joined the Eastern Suburbs Roosters in 1994 and made his first grade début in Round 14, coming off the bench against the Cronulla Sharks. However over the next three seasons Mears was only used sporadically by the club and he made just nine more appearances for the Roosters.

Looking for more first grade opportunities, Mears joined the Canterbury Bulldogs in 1997. He started in reserve grade but got an opportunity to play first grade when Jason Hetherington went down injured. In 1998 he was a regular in the reserve grade team and played in the side that defeated the Parramatta Eels' in the Grand Final. .

Not wanted by the Bulldogs for 1999, Mears moved into the bush and played for the Ourimbah Magpies in the Country Rugby League Central Coast Division. His form was good enough to make the Country Firsts team for the curtain raiser to the ANZAC Test, where his performance got him noticed by several NRL clubs.


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