Robbie Malneek
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| birth_place = Masterton, New Zealand
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| years1 = 2007–2009
| years2 = 2012–2013
| years3 = 2014–2015
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| years5 = 2016
| clubs1 = Rugby Parma
| clubs2 = Rugby Reggio
| clubs3 = CR & FC
| clubs4 = Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk
| clubs5 = Mystic River
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Robbie Malneek (born 3 April 1983) is a New Zealand rugby union player.
Early career
Malneek was born in Masterton, but moved with his family to Nelson aged eight.{{cite news | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/sport/2756074/Week-in-week-out-always-on-the-ball | title=Week in, week out, always on the ball | date=15 August 2009 | work=Nelson Mail | access-date=20 October 2014}} He attended secondary school first at Nayland College, where he played hooker, and then, from 2000 to 2001, Nelson College, where he moved to the back line and eventually fullback.Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition (CD-ROM).
Senior career
He made his provincial debut for Nelson Bays in 2002, and has played for Tasman since that union was formed in 2006.{{cite news | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/7585516/We-ll-give-it-all-says-Makos-vet-Malneek | title=We'll give it all, says Makos vet Malneek | date=31 August 2012 | work=Marlborough Express | access-date=20 October 2014 | first=John | last=Alexander}} He is currently the most capped player in Tasman's short history. He has also had two stints playing in Italy, first with Parma in the 2007/08 and 2008/09 seasons, and then at Reggio in 2012/13.{{cite web |url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_5823.html |title=Robbie Malneek player statistics |date= |website= |publisher=It's Rugby |access-date=20 October 2014}}
Following the completion of 2014 ITM Cup Malneek travelled to Sri Lanka to play for CR & FC during the 2014/15 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.thepapare.com/index.php/rugby-features/6044-rugby-s-old-hand-cr-fc-to-fight-for-lost-pride |title=Rugby's old hand CR&FC to fight for lost pride |date=2 November 2014 |website=ThePapare.com |last=Mahakumara |first=Lelum |access-date=5 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104221045/http://www.thepapare.com/index.php/rugby-features/6044-rugby-s-old-hand-cr-fc-to-fight-for-lost-pride |archive-date=4 November 2014 |df=dmy-all }} In the Spring of 2016, Malneek played with Mystic River Rugby Club in Boston, Massachusetts in the American Rugby Premiership.{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/87119747/shipping-up-to-boston-robbie-malneek-swaps-tasman-makos-for-the-united-states |title=Shipping up to Boston: Robbie Malneek swaps Tasman Makos for the United States |date=2 December 2016 |website=Stuff.co.nz |last= Rollo |first=Phillip|publisher= |access-date=2 December 2016}}
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Category:Rugby union players from Masterton
Category:People educated at Nayland College
Category:People educated at Nelson College
Category:New Zealand rugby union players
Category:Tasman rugby union players
Category:New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Italy
Category:Rugby union fullbacks
Category:New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Sri Lanka
Category:Expatriate rugby union players in Sri Lanka
Category:Nelson Bays rugby union players
Category:Mystic River Rugby players
Category:Crociati Parma Rugby FC players
Category:Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk players
Category:Expatriate rugby union players in Russia
Category:21st-century New Zealand sportsmen
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