Brad Abbey
 Abbey playing for the Bulldogs in 2016. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Bradley Abbey[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 December 1996 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brad Abbey (born 30 December 1996) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League. He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. He plays at fullback.
Background
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Abbey is of main Samoan descent,with partial Māori ancestry.
Playing career
Early career
He played his junior rugby league for the Pakuranga Jaguars and Richmond Rovers. He was then signed by the New Zealand Warriors.
In 2014 and 2015, Abbey played for the New Zealand Warriors' NYC team.[3] In October 2015, he played for the Warriors in their 2014 NYC Grand Final win over the Brisbane Broncos.[4] In November 2015, he signed a 3-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs starting in 2016.[5] In May 2016, he played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos.[6]
2017
In round 3 of the 2017 NRL season, Abbey made his NRL debut for the Bulldogs against his former club, the Warriors.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Bradley Abbey looks set to leave the Warriors for Bulldogs at end of the season". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Brad Abbey - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "A". Nyc Database. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ Luca, Rocco (1 October 2014). "2014 UNDER 20s GRAND FINAL TEAMS". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ Bulldogs.com.au (3 November 2015). "Bulldogs confirm retention and recruitment". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Updated: Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Updated team lists: Bulldogs v Warriors". NRL.com. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ NRL Digital Media. "CrownBet Late Mail: Round 3 v Warriors". Bulldogs. Retrieved 17 March 2017.