Chad Randall (born 30 December 1980) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played for the

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in the NRL and the

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in the

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. Randall's usual position was .

Background

Randall was born in

Manly, New South Wales, Australia Manly is a beach-side suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is north-east of the Sydney central business district and is currently one of the three administrative centres of the local government area of No ...

. His father,

Terry Randall Terry William "Igor" Randall (born 5 February 1951 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for the Manly-Warringah club in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership. He is regularl ...

, was part of the successful Sea Eagles teams of the 1970s. Randall's junior club was the

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Knights. Chad attended St Paul's Catholic College, Manly

NRL career

*''First Grade Début:'' Northern Eagles v

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at Northpower Stadium at Grahame Park, 20 April 2002 (Rd 6) coming off the bench. In 2002, Randall played for the now defunct Northern Eagles joint-venture club, before playing for the

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. The team colours are maroon and white, while their namesake and logo is the sea eagle. They compete in Australia's premier rug ...

from 2003 to 2005 following Manly's re-entry into the NRL as a single-entity club. He was considered to be one of Manly's best players in 2003, however injury and a general lack of form plagued the next two seasons for him. Randall's good looks saw him model on the catwalk during Australian Fashion Week in 2004, and following this appearance he was asked to model for Adidas sportswear. Randall was also a finalist in the Sexiest Man in League competition in 2004 (placed third) and 2005.

Harlequins RL

Randall moved to Harlequins for 2006's

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. Randall was noted for his effort in attack, whilst his defence was also highly regarded. He played 197 games, just 5 short of the club all-time record. The club reverted to one of its former names, London Broncos, for the 2012 season.

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