Brad Abbey

Brad Kefe Abbey
Personal information
Full name Bradley Abbey[1]
Born (1996-12-30) December 30, 1996
Auckland, New Zealand
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position Fullback, Wing

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017 Canterbury-Bankstown 4 1 1 0 6
2018– Canberra Raiders 9 1 0 0 4
Total 13 2 1 0 10
As of 23 November 2017
Source: [2]

Brad Abbey (born December 30, 1996) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League. He plays at fullback. He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

Background

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Abbey is of main Samoan descent.

Playing career

Early career

He played his junior rugby league for the Pakuranga Jaguars and Richmond Rovers. He was then signed by the New Zealand Warriors.

In 2014 and 2015, Abbey played for the New Zealand Warriors' NYC team.[3] In October 2015, he played for the Warriors in their 2014 NYC Grand Final win over the Brisbane Broncos.[4] In November 2015, he signed a 3-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs starting in 2016.[5] In May 2016, he played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos.[6]

2017

In round 3 of the 2017 NRL season, Abbey made his NRL debut for the Bulldogs against his former club, the Warriors.[7][8] He went on to play 4 NRL matches in his debut season, scoring 1 try and kicking 1 goal.[9] On 10 November, it was announced that Abbey had signed a two-year contract with the Canberra Raiders starting in 2018, after being released from his Bulldogs contract in a player swap for Raiders player Clay Priest.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "Bradley Abbey looks set to leave the Warriors for Bulldogs at end of the season". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Brad Abbey - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  3. ↑ "A". Nyc Database. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  4. ↑ Luca, Rocco (1 October 2014). "2014 UNDER 20s GRAND FINAL TEAMS". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  5. ↑ Bulldogs.com.au (3 November 2015). "Bulldogs confirm retention and recruitment". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Updated: Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Updated team lists: Bulldogs v Warriors". NRL.com. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  8. ↑ NRL Digital Media. "CrownBet Late Mail: Round 3 v Warriors". Bulldogs. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  9. ↑ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  10. ↑ Media, NRL Digital. "Raiders Sign Brad Abbey". Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  11. ↑ Media, NRL Digital. "Abbey Signs With Raiders". Retrieved 23 November 2017.
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