The Alexandria Rovers are an Australian
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 11 ...
football team based in
Alexandria, New South Wales, a suburb of south-central
Sydney. They play in the
South Sydney District Junior Rugby Football League
The South Sydney District Junior Rugby Football League is an affiliation of junior clubs in the Southern Sydney, South Sydney area.
History Turf wars
When the South Sydney Rabbitohs first entered the NSWRL competition as South Sydney in 1908, So ...
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Notable Juniors
Notable First Grade Players that have played in the Alexandria Rovers include:
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Russell Fairfax
Russell Lance Fairfax (born 29 March 1952, Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian former Rugby Union and Rugby League player. A precocious talent, he played his first rugby international while still at school. Having played eight tests for ...
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Manoa Thompson
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Craig Field
Craig Field (born 12 December 1972) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. Field played for South Sydney Rabbitohs, South Sydney, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Balmain Tigers and Wests Tigers. His primary position was at . ...
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Yileen Gordon
Yileen "Buddy" Gordon (also known as Yilleen Gordon) (born 3 April 1987) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the Canterbury Cup NSW. Gordon formerly played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs a ...
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Greg Hawick
Greg Hawick (3 May 1932 – 6 February 2020) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. A fine utility back for the champion South Sydney Rabbitohs teams in the 1950s and a representative player in the Australian national side, he wa ...
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Trent Merrin
Trent Merrin (born 7 October 1989) is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer who played as a and forward for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL and Australia at international level.
He also played for the Dragons, ...
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Nathan Merritt
Nathan Merritt (born 26 May 1983) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. A New South Wales State of Origin representative , he played in the National Rugby League for the South Sydney Rab ...
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Adam Reynolds
Adam Reynolds (born 10 July 1990), is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who captains and plays as a for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL.
Reynolds played at representative level for the NRL All Stars, City New South Wales, ...
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Steve Mavin
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Reece Robinson
Reece Robinson (born 13 June 1987) is a Lebanon international rugby league footballer who most recently played for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL.
He previously played for the Brisbane Broncos, Canberra Raiders and Parramatta Eels in the Nat ...
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Travis Robinson
Travis Robinson (born 13 June 1987) is a Lebanon international rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Newtown Jets in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW. He previously played for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. ...
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Darrell Trindall
Darrell Wayne 'Tricky' Trindall (born 16 February 1972) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s.
Background
Trindall was born in Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia.
Career
He played for the South Sy ...
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Paul Momirovski
Paul Momirovski (born 19 July 1996) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a and er for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL.
He previously also played for the Sydney Roosters, before playing for the Wests Tigers, Melbourne Storm an ...
See also
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List of rugby league clubs in Australia
This is a list of current rugby league clubs in Australia.
New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory
State of Origin
New South Wales Blues
National Rugby League
NSWRL Major Competitions
NSW Cup
Ron Massey Cup
Sydney Shi ...
References
External links
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Rugby league teams in Sydney
Rugby clubs established in 1948
1948 establishments in Australia
Alexandria, New South Wales