Bruce Sinclair (rugby league)

Bruce Sinclair
Personal information
Full nameBruce Sinclair
Born (1965-01-25) 25 January 1965 (age 59)
Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1986–88 Balmain Tigers 13 0 0 0 0
1989–90 North Sydney Bears 15 0 0 0 0
1991–94 Eastern Suburbs 50 1 0 0 4
1995 North Queensland 11 0 0 0 0
Total 89 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]

Bruce Sinclair (born 25 January 1965) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. Primarily a prop, he played for the Balmain Tigers, North Sydney Bears, Eastern Suburbs Roosters and North Queensland Cowboys.

Playing career

Recruited from Tamworth, Sinclair made his first grade debut for the Balmain Tigers in Round 24 of the 1986 NSWRL season. During his three seasons at the club, he played 13 games.

In 1989, Sinclair signed with the North Sydney Bears on a two-year contract, playing 15 games. In 1991, he moved to the Eastern Suburbs Roosters, where he played 50 games over four seasons. In 1992, he played his first full season of first grade, playing 21 of the Roosters' 22 games.

In 1995, he joined the newly-established North Queensland Cowboys, reuniting with his former Bears' teammate Kerry Boustead, who was the Cowboys' CEO. Sinclair was named the club captain for the inaugural season.[2] He played 11 games that season, captaining the side four times, before retiring at the end of the season.[3]

Statistics

NSWRL/ARL

Season Team Matches T G GK % F/G Pts
1986 Balmain 2 0 0 — 0 0
1987 Balmain 7 0 0 — 0 0
1988 Balmain 4 0 0 — 0 0
1989 North Sydney 9 0 0 — 0 0
1990 North Sydney 6 0 0 — 0 0
1991 Eastern Suburbs 9 0 0 — 0 0
1992 Eastern Suburbs 21 0 0 — 0 0
1993 Eastern Suburbs 8 0 0 — 0 0
1994 Eastern Suburbs 12 1 0 — 0 4
1995 North Queensland 11 0 0 — 0 0
Career totals 89 1 0 — 0 4

References

  1. ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Bruce Sinclair- Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  2. ^ Cadigan, Neil (2015). 25 Years in the Saddle. Playright Publishing. p. 62. ISBN 9780994237316.
  3. ^ Cadigan, Neil (2015). 25 Years in the Saddle. Playright Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 9780994237316.