Marc Herbert (born 7 January 1987), also known by the

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s of "Marty", and "Herby", is a professional

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footballer, who currently plays halfback in the Canberra Rugby League Competition. He made his NRL début in the Round 20 clash against the

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, in place of the suspended

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2008

After three seasons playing for their developmental sides, Herbert made his first grade début for the Raiders in 2008.

2010

On 29 October 2010, Herbert agreed to a one-year deal with the

Bradford Bulls The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, and compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league. The club have won the League Championship six times, the Challenge Cup f ...

, as a direct replacement for

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. He undertook pre-season training with the Bulls in November, and is the 10th signing the club has made. Bradford beat off stiff competition from

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and another unnamed Super League team.

2011

In the 2011 Season Herbert appeared in two of the four pre-season games. He played against Halifax and

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home fixtures at the DIY Kitchen Stadium, Belle Vue and currently compete in the Super League, the top tier of the British rugby le ...

. He scored a try and a goal against Halifax and kicked a goal against Wakefield. He featured in ten consecutive games from Round 4 (

to Round 13 (

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). He missed a couple of games due to injury but then returned and played ten consecutive games from Round 16 ( Harlequins RL) to Round 25 (

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). A broken hand ended Herbert's Bulls career early. He also featured in the

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game against Halifax. Herbert has scored against

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(1 try), Salford City Reds (2 tries, 2 goals) and

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers (often abbreviated to Hull KR) are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Craven Park, Hull, Craven Park and compete in Super League, the top tier of B ...

(1 try).

2015

Herbert has been playing for the Queanbeyan Blues in the Canberra Rugby League Competition for 2015.

Personal life

Herbert currently works as a project engineer in Canberra.https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-herbert-98524b66/

References

External links

Marc Herbert Raiders Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Herbert, Marc 1987 births Living people Australian rugby league players Australian expatriate rugby league players in England Bradford Bulls players Canberra Raiders players People educated at Daramalan College Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league players from Canberra Souths Logan Magpies players Queanbeyan Blues players 21st-century Australian sportsmen