Darren Treacy (born 26 June 1971) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played for the

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St. George Dragons The St. George Dragons is an Australian rugby league football club from St George District in Sydney, New South Wales that played in the top level New South Wales competition and Australian Rugby League competitions from the 1921 until th ...

, St. George Illawarra Dragons and the

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Playing career

Treacy made his first grade debut for Newcastle against South Sydney in Round 1 1994. In 1995, Treacy played in the club's finals series as they reached the preliminary final before being defeated by Manly-Warringah. In 1997, Treacy joined St George and in 1998 played in the club's final ever game as a stand-alone entity which was a 20–12 loss to Canterbury in the 1998 finals series. In 1999, St George announced a joint venture with Illawarra to form St George Illawarra. Treacy played in the club inaugural game against Parramatta. Treacy then played for the club at second-row forward in their

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loss to the

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. Treacy then had a spell in England with the

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in 2002. In 2003, Treacy returned to Australia and played 1 season with Parramatta before retiring at the end of the season.

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1971 births Living people Australian rugby league players Country New South Wales Origin rugby league team players Newcastle Knights players St. George Dragons players St. George Illawarra Dragons players Salford Red Devils players Parramatta Eels players Rugby league players from Newcastle, New South Wales Rugby league second-rows {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1970s-stub