Brett Seymour

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Brett Seymour
Personal information
Full name Brett Seymour
Date of birth 27 September 1984 (1984-09-27) (age 23)
Place of birth Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
School(s) St Patricks College
Club information
Position(s) Five-Eighth / Half-Back
Current club Cronulla Sharks
Youth clubs
Years Club
Souths Mackay
Youth representative teams
2001 Australian Schoolboys
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)
2002–2006
2007–		 Brisbane
Cronulla		 62 (114)
10 (15)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only and
correct as of 08:47, 10 November 2007 (UTC).

Brett Seymour (born 27 September 1984 in Mackay, Queensland) is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Cronulla Sharks in the Australian National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is in the halves.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Schoolboys

On contract with the Brisbane Broncos from a young age, it was no surprise Seymour was a standout school boy performer, having lead his side (St Patrick's Mackay) to victory in the Confraternity Cup. Other schoolboy standouts from the same age group included current Warriors half Grant Rovelli, former Manly centre Ashley Alberts.

[edit] 2002

Seymour made his NRL debut in 2002 for the Brisbane Broncos against St. George Illawarra Dragons, 26 May, 2002 - round 11.

[edit] 2003–2006

In 2006, accusations were made by a female against Brett Seymour over an alleged incident at Brisbane's Regatta Hotel. No criminal charges were laid after police investigation found insufficient evidence.[1]

After a mixture of promising football and injury woes as the Brisbane Broncos' new halfback, Seymour departed the club in 2007 to join the Cronulla Sharks.

[edit] 2007

Seymour subsequently joined the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks on a 2-year contract, effective 2007. Seymour has had a good year with the Sharks and has had many stand out games including a game against the Eels when he kicked a 35-metre field goal in the fifth minute of golden point extra time to steer his side to a thrilling 25-24 victory.

[edit] 2008

Seymour had been linked with a move to London-based European Super League franchise Harlequins Rugby League, however he has signed a two-year deal to stay at the Cronulla Sharks.[2]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ "Broncos sack Seymour, Costigan", ABC News, 2006-08-10. Retrieved on 2007-11-10. 
  2. ^ Seymour staying put, Kimmorley to see out season. ABC Grandstand (2008-05-12). Retrieved on 2008-05-26.

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