Shaun Spence
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| Spence playing for the Balmain Tigers in 2012. | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Born | 11 October 1991 Griffith, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Second-row, Lock | |||||
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| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2013 | Wests Tigers | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014– | Penrith Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| As of 8 September 2013 | ||||||
| Source: RLP | ||||||
Shaun Spence (born 11 October 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League. He primarily plays second-row and lock.
Playing career
Born in Griffith, New South Wales, Spence played his junior football for the Griffith Black and Whites before being signed by the Wests Tigers. He played for the Tigers' NYC team in 2010 and 2011.[1]
Spence was captaining the Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers in 2012 when he suffered a season-ending knee injury. "By the time I got to the sheds, it was the size of two knees and I knew I was in a bit of strife. The specialist surgeon, Dr Simon Tan, said it looked as though a bomb had exploded inside my knee. He made it very clear this was a career threatening injury."[2]
In Round 6 of the 2013 NRL season Spence made his NRL debut for the Tigers against the St. George Illawarra Dragons.[3] He played in nine games throughout the season, scoring one try.
In July 2013, Spence signed a 2-year contract with the Penrith Panthers starting in 2014. Coach Mick Potter said, "Disappointing to see him go but happy to see him get an opportunity and earn some reasonable money at another club."[4]
References
- ↑ "Shaun Spence player results, scores, news and statistics". Rleague.com. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ↑ Wayne Cousins (7 February 2013). "A long hard journey for Shaun Spence". weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ↑ "Team Changes: Wests Tigers vs Dragons". Weststigers.com.au. 14 April 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ↑ Brock Corfe (24 August 2013). "Young guns - Shaun Spence". weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
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