Robbie Malneek

Robbie Malneek (born 3 April 1983) is a New Zealand rugby union player.

Robbie Malneek
Date of birth (1983-04-03) 3 April 1983
Place of birthMasterton, New Zealand
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
SchoolNayland College
Nelson College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback, Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–2009
2012–2013
2014–2015
2015
2016		 Rugby Parma
Rugby Reggio
CR & FC
Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk
Mystic River		 27
16
15
3
6		 (35)
(30)
(30)
(0)
(5)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002–2005
2006–2015, 2017		 Nelson Bays
Tasman		 28
104
(125)
Correct as of 28 September 2017

Early career

Malneek was born in Masterton, but moved with his family to Nelson aged eight.[1] He attended secondary school first at Nayland College, where he played hooker, and then, from 2000 to 2001, Nelson College, where he moved to the back line and eventually fullback.[1][2]

Senior career

He made his provincial debut for Nelson Bays in 2002,[1] and has played for Tasman since that union was formed in 2006.[3] He is currently the most capped player in Tasman's short history. He has also had two stints playing in Italy, first with Parma in the 2007/08 and 2008/09 seasons, and then at Reggio in 2012/13.[4]

Following the completion of 2014 ITM Cup Malneek travelled to Sri Lanka to play for CR & FC during the 2014/15 season.[5] In the Spring of 2016, Malneek played with Mystic River Rugby Club in Boston, Massachusetts in the American Rugby Premiership.[6]

References
  1. "Week in, week out, always on the ball". Nelson Mail. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  2. Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition (CD-ROM).
  3. Alexander, John (31 August 2012). "We'll give it all, says Makos vet Malneek". Marlborough Express. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. "Robbie Malneek player statistics". It's Rugby. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  5. Mahakumara, Lelum (2 November 2014). "Rugby's old hand CR&FC to fight for lost pride". ThePapare.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  6. Rollo, Phillip (2 December 2016). "Shipping up to Boston: Robbie Malneek swaps Tasman Makos for the United States". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
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