Rod Silva
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Full name | Rodney Silva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Penrith, New South Wales, Australia | 10 December 1967|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 23 October 2019 |
Rodney "Rocket" Silva is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of indigenous background who played in the 1980s and 1990s for Eastern Suburbs and Canterbury-Bankstown.[2]
Playing career
Silva initially played rugby league for
Silva was named Dally M Fullback of the Year in 1993, but in 1995, Phil Gould joined Eastern Suburbs as coach and moved Silva to reserve grade, ultimately cutting him from the team.
In the middle of the 1995 season Silva joined the
In the 1998 NRL season, Silva played 13 games as Canterbury finished ninth on the table and qualified for the finals. Canterbury proceeded to make the 1998 NRL Grand Final after winning four sudden death elimination matches in a row including the club's famous preliminary final victory over rivals Parramatta which is considered to be one of the greatest comebacks of all time. After being down 2—18 with less than 10 minutes remaining, Canterbury scored three tries including one by Silva to take the game into extra-time before winning the match 32—20.[6][7]
The following week, Silva played at fullback for Canterbury in their loss to the Brisbane Broncos in the
Notes
- ^ "Rod Silva - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Koori Cops". World News. SBS. 9 May 2003. Archived from the original on 4 September 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
- ^ "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters.
- ^ "Top 5 grand final moments for Canterbury Bulldogs". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "BULLDOGS V ROOSTERS: FROM BLUE & WHITE EYES". Rugbyleague.com. 4 April 2008. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
- ^ "Top 10 preliminary final heartbreaks". www.nrl.com.
- ^ "Memorable Match: 1998 Preliminary Final". www.bulldogs.com.au.
- ^ "Taking Rugby League by Force". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 March 2005. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
- ^ "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.