Shane Tronc
{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2023}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|01|19|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
|height = {{convert|192|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|113|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|position = {{Rlp|PR}}
|club1 = North Qld Cowboys
|year1start = 2004
|year1end = 09
|appearances1 = 125
|tries1 = 10
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 40
|club2 = {{nowrap|Wakefield Trinity Wildcats}}
|year2start = 2010
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|appearances2 = 11
|tries2 = 2
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 8
|club3 = Brisbane Broncos
|year3start = 2010
|year3end = 11
|appearances3 = 22
|tries3 = 0
|goals3 = 0
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 0
|teamA = Prime Minister's XIII
|yearAstart = 2006
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|triesA = 0
|goalsA = 0
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|pointsA = 0
|retired = yes
|updated = 29 October 2019
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| education = Wavell State High School
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| relatives = Scott Tronc (uncle)
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Shane Tronc (born 19 January 1982) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Brisbane Broncos and the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League, and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the Super League.
He previously played for the Redcliffe Dolphins, winning the club's Player of the Year award in 2003 before joining the Cowboys. A nephew of Queensland state of Origin forward Scott Tronc,{{cite news|last=Walter|first=Brad|title=Buderus ready to step into Kennedy's shoes|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/04/21/1082530237933.html|access-date=25 August 2011|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=22 April 2004}} his father James Tronc played for the Redcliffe Dolphins and the Souths Magpies in the BRL Premiership.
Background
Tronc was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Playing career
While attending Wavell State High School in 1999, Tronc was selected to play for the Australian Schoolboys team.{{cite web|publisher=Sporting Pulse|title=Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424|access-date=2008-10-10}}
Tronc played at prop forward in the 2005 NRL Grand Final, the Cowboys' first, which they lost to the Wests Tigers.
During a game against the Brisbane Broncos in Round 18 of the NRL competition Tronc suffered a knee injury which required reconstructive surgery, which ruled him out for the rest of the 2007 NRL season.
He had signed a two-year deal with side Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, in the Super League and was seven matches into his two-year deal with the Wildcats before asking for a release to return home to Brisbane. Reports at the time linked him with a return to the NRL with the Brisbane Broncos.{{cite news| url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/brisbane-agrees-to-release-lagi-setu-providing-it-can-secure-shane-tronc-from-uk-club/story-e6frg7mf-1225846619056| first=Dan| last=Koch| title=Brisbane agrees to release Lagi Setu providing it can secure Shane Tronc from UK club| date=29 March 2010}}
Tronc then signed with the Brisbane Broncos until the end of 2010.{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,26987157-23214,00.html?from=public_rss|title = FOX SPORTS | Live Sports Scores | NRL, AFL, Cricket Scores}}
In July 2011, Tronc was forced into premature retirement by a debilitating neck injury.
=Career highlights=
- 2005 NRL Grand Final - Wests Tigers vs North Queensland Cowboys - Runners-Up
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070901042958/http://www.cowboys.com.au/players.php?comp=NRL%202007&id=27 Shane Tronc at the Cowboys]
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/wakefield/8177860.stm Wakefield sign Australian Tronc]
{{Redcliffe Dolphins squad - 2002 Queensland Cup premiers}}
{{Redcliffe Dolphins squad - 2003 Queensland Cup premiers}}
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Category:Redcliffe Dolphins players
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