Robbie Duffy

{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}

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{{Infobox rugby league biography

|name = Robbie Duffy

|fullname = Robert Joseph Duffy

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|05|07}}

|birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

|height =

|weight =

|position = {{rlp|SR}}

|club1 = Penrith Panthers

|year1start = 2001

|year1end =

|appearances1 = 2

|tries1 = 0

|goals1 = 0

|fieldgoals1 = 0

|points1 = 0

|source = [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/robbie-duffy/summary.html RLP]

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Robbie Duffy (born 7 May 1980) is an Australian former professional rugby league player who played as a {{rlp|sr}} forward for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL in the 2000s.

Playing career

A Penrith junior, Duffy was graded by the Penrith Panthers in 2000. He made his first grade debut from the bench in his side's 26−20 loss to the North Queensland Cowboys at Penrith Stadium in round 17 of the 2001 season. His only other first grade appearance came in his side's 40−14 loss to the Bulldogs at Sydney Showground Stadium the following week. Penrith finished the 2001 season with the wooden spoon. Duffy was released by the Panthers at the end of the 2002 season, and subsequently never played first grade rugby league again.{{cite book|last=Collis|first=Ian|title=The A to Z of Rugby League Players|year=2018|publisher=New Holland Publishers|isbn=9781921024986}} He joined the Parramatta Eels in 2003, but never had the opportunity to play first grade there.{{cite web | url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/whos-where-after-the-big-nrl-player-shuffle-20021116-gdfttn.html | title=Who's where after the big NRL player shuffle | date=16 November 2002 }}

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