Reece Robson (born 18 June 1998) is an Australian professional

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footballer who plays as a for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL). He previously played for the

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in the NRL and at representative level has played for the

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and the New South Wales Blues.

Background

Robson was born in

Murwillumbah, New South Wales Murwillumbah ( ) is a town in far north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire, on the Tweed River (New South Wales), Tweed River. Sitting on the south eastern foothills of the McPherson Range in the Tweed Volcano valley, Murwill ...

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. He played junior rugby league for the

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and the

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, before moving to

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. In Sydney, he attended Endeavour Sports High School and played junior rugby league for De La Salle Caringah. In 2016, while attending Endeavour Sports High, he represented the

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Playing career

Early career

In 2014, Robson was a member of the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

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squad. In 2015, he joined the St. George Dragons

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side. In 2016, despite still being SG Ball Cup-eligible, Robson moved up to the

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side, where he played 36 games over two seasons, scoring nine tries. Later that season, he started at hooker for the New South Wales under-18 side. In November 2016, he re-signed with

until the end of the

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. In 2017, he was selected to start at hooker for the New South Wales under-20 and Junior Kangaroos sides.

2018

In 2018, Robson joined St. George's

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squad and spent the majority of the season playing for their New South Wales Cup side, winning their Player of the Year award. He again represented the New South Wales under-20 and Junior Kangaroos sides in 2018. In Round 9 of the

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, Robson made his debut off the bench in St. George's 34–14 win over Melbourne. On September 10 at the Brad Fittler medal awards, Robson won the award for NSW Under-20 Player of the Year. In October, he represented the

in their win over the

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2019

On 6 May, Robson was selected for the

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Residents side that lost to the Queensland Residents. On 12 August, Robson signed a four-year deal with the North Queensland Cowboys, starting in 2020.

2020

In February, Robson was a member of the North Queensland

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winning squad, scoring a try in the final against his former club, the

. In Round 1 of the

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, he made his debut for North Queensland in their 21–28 loss to the Brisbane Broncos. In Round 3, he scored his first two tries against the Gold Coast Titans in a 36-6 win. In Round 5, Robson became the starting for the North Queensland side. In Round 9, he scored two tries in a 16–42 loss to the Sydney Roosters. On 24 August, Robson was ruled out for the remainer of the

after tearing his hamstring. In his first season with the North Queensland side, he played 14 games, scoring five tries.

2021

Robson played 24 games in 2021, scoring six tries. North Queensland would finish the

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in 15th position on the table narrowly avoiding the Wooden Spoon.

2022

Robson played 26 matches for North Queensland in the

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as the club finished third on the table and qualified for the finals. Robson played in both finals matches including their preliminary final loss to Parramatta. On 9 November, Robson signed a two-year contract extension to remain at North Queensland until the end of 2025.

2023

On 12 June, Robson was selected to play for New South Wales in game two of the

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. Robson was retained by New South Wales for game three as the blues lost the series 2-1. Robson made 23 appearances for North Queensland in the

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as the club finished 11th on the table.

Achievements and accolades

Individual

* St George Illawarra Dragons New South Wales Cup Player of the Year: 2018 * NSWRL Under-20 Player of the Year: 2018

Team

: North Queensland Cowboys – Winners

Statistics

NRL

: ''Statistics are correct to the end of round 10 of the 2023 season''\ : *denotes season competing

References

External links

North Queensland Cowboys profileNRL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robson, Reece 1998 births Living people Australian rugby league players North Queensland Cowboys players Prime Minister's XIII players Rugby league hookers Rugby league players from Murwillumbah St. George Illawarra Dragons players