Greg Oliphant
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Greg Oliphant | |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1978-1979 | Balmain Tigers | 27 (9) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 1976-1980 1978 |
Queensland Maroons Australian Kangaroos |
7 (0) 6 |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Greg Oliphant is an Australian former rugby league player, a state and national representative half back who made one Kangaroo tour.
[edit] Biography
Oliphant played in the New South Wales Rugby League for the two seasons of 1978-1979 with the Balmain Tigers. Prior to and after those years he played in the Brisbane Rugby League with Brisbane Wests.
He made his international debut off the reserve bench in the first Test of the 1978 domestic series against New Zealand and then started in the 2nd Test. He was selected for the 1978 Kangaroo tour but played only four tour matches with his rival Tommy Raudonikis the selectors' preferred Test halfback. Oliphant and Raudonikis enjoyed a great club and state rivalry and regularly competed for national selection. Oliphant played in the inaugural State of Origin match for the Queensland Maroons.
[edit] External links
Greg Oliphant at the State of Origin official website.
[edit] Sources
- Andrews, Malcolm (2006) The ABC of Rugby League Austn Broadcasting Corpn, Sydney
