Reece Blayney (born 24 July 1985) is an Australian former professional
rugby league footballer who last played for the
Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the
Queensland Cup competition. Blayney previously played for teams such as the Canterbury-Bankstown in Australia's
National Rugby League (NRL),
AS Carcassonne in
France's
Elite One Championship, and the
Fairfax Eagles in the United States'
American National Rugby League (AMNRL). He played as a and .
Early life
Blayney was born in
Cronulla, New South Wales and played junior footy for
Gymea Gorillas
The Gymea Gorillas Junior Rugby League Football Club is a rugby league football club that is based in the Sydney suburb of Gymea and competes in the Cronulla-Sutherland District Rugby Football League. The club is based out of Gymea where its hea ...
.
Playing career
In 2008, Blayney was signed by Canterbury in Australia's
National Rugby League (NRL). Blayney made his first grade debut for Canterbury in round 23 of the
2008 NRL season
The 2008 NRL season was the 101st season of professional rugby league club competition in Australia, and the eleventh run by the National Rugby League. For the second year, National Rugby League teams, sixteen teams competed for the 2008 Telstr ...
against
Penrith at
Penrith Stadium with Canterbury losing 52-16. In round 26, he made a further appearance for the club against
Canberra
Canberra ( )
is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
which ended in a 52-34 loss. Canterbury would finish the 2008 season in last place with the
Wooden Spoon. Blayney also spent time in the
New South Wales Premier League with the
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the
St. George
Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...
. In the 2009–2010 season, Blayney signed with
AS Carcassonne in the top-flight
Elite One Championship in
France.
Blayney subsequently signed with the
Fairfax Eagles of the
American National Rugby League (AMNRL), the top competition in the United States, playing during the
2010 season. Blayney was one of the most high-profile signings in American rugby league.
For the 2011 season, Blayney signed with the
Wynnum Manly Seagulls in Australia's
Queensland Cup competition.
Blayney played at five-eighth in Wynnum-Manly's 2011 Queensland Cup grand final victory over the
Tweed Heads Seagulls.
References
External links
Bulldogs profile
1985 births
Living people
AS Carcassonne players
Australian expatriate rugby league players
Australian expatriate sportspeople in France
Australian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Australian rugby league players
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players
Expatriate rugby league players in France
Expatriate rugby league players in the United States
Northern Virginia Eagles players
Rugby league five-eighths
Rugby league halfbacks
Rugby league players from Sydney
Wynnum Manly Seagulls players
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