Tere Glassie (born 1 December 1977) is a former professional

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footballer who played as a or in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for the

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, and at club level for the

South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney District Rugby League Football Club, also known as the South Sydney Rabbitohs, is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Maroubra, New South Wales, Maroubra that competes in the Nat ...

Balmain Tigers The Balmain Tigers (also known as the Sydney Tigers from 1995 to 1996) are a rugby league club based in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Balmain, New South Wales, Balmain. They were a founding member of the New South Wales Rugby League and on ...

(non-first grade),

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(three spells), Wests Magpies (non-first grade),

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Castleford Tigers The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. They play their home games at Wheldon Road (currently known as the Mend-A-Hose Jungle for sponsorship reasons) and compete in the Super League, t ...

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and

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(

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)

Playing career

Glassie learned his trade with South Sydney, playing 3 first grade games with the Rabbitohs before further lower grade stints with

(two spells) and Wests Magpies. He then moved to the United Kingdom and played for

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and the

. He then returned to Australia and played for the

. Glassie then played in the 2017 Cook Islands grand final with the Avatiu Eels at age 39.

Representative career

Tere represented the

in the 2000 World Cup. In 2009 he was named as part of the

squad for the

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.Roosters gain international stripes
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