Barry Jensen is a former professional

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footballer in the

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(NSWRL) competition. He primarily played at . Jensen was a member of the

Newtown Jets The Newtown Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Newtown, New South Wales, Newtown, a suburb of Inner West (Sydney), Sydney's inner west. They currently compete in the NSW Cup competition, having left the top grade after t ...

and

Illawarra Steelers The Illawarra Steelers are an Australian rugby league football club based in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales. The club competed in Australia's top-level rugby league competition from 1982 until 1998. On 13 December 1980, they were the ...

rugby league teams and also represented his state. He was also the first player to ever be sin binned in the N.S.W.R.L.. Jensen was selected to represent

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as hooker for the only State of Origin game in 1981. Jensen's rugby league career came to an end midway through 1982. He played his last game for Illawarra in round 18 and retired due to a neck injury.Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 ()

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1956 births Living people Australian rugby league players New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players Newtown Jets players Illawarra Steelers players Rugby league hookers Rugby league players from Sydney 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1950s-stub