Todd Byrne

Todd Byrne (born (1978-07-16)16 July 1978), also known by the nicknames of "Bones", and "Skinny", is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. He played at club level in the National Rugby League for the Sydney Roosters and New Zealand Warriors, and in 2008's Super League XIII and 2009's Super League XIV for Hull FC, as a fullback, wing or centre.[3]

Todd Byrne
Personal information
Full nameTodd Byrne
Born (1978-07-16) 16 July 1978
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
PositionFullback, Wing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001–04 Sydney Roosters 61 30 0 0 120
2005–07 New Zealand Warriors 43 21 0 0 84
2008–09 Hull F.C. 24 6 0 0 24
Total 128 57 0 0 228
Source: [1][2]

National Rugby League

Byrne was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

National Rugby League

Byrne as a youngster played his junior rugby league for Coogee Randwick Wombats. He then played for the Sydney Roosters and New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League. Having won the 2002 NRL Premiership, the Roosters traveled to England to play the 2003 World Club Challenge against Super League champions, St Helens R.F.C.. Byrne played on the wing and scored a try in Easts victory. Byrne is best remembered for being the player that Scott Sattler cover tackled in the memorable turning point of the 2003 NRL Grand Final.[4]

Super League

Byrne moved to Super League side Hull for the 2008 season. At the end of 2009, Byrne retired from rugby league.

Career highlights
  • First Grade Debut: Round 7, Sydney Roosters v Penrith at Aussie Stadium, 2 April 2001
gollark: Never mind the certainly huge amount of bugs which could emerge from some hours running twice, or not at all, and the extreme hassle of dealing with also having to translate pre-DST-implementation and post-DST-implementation dates!
gollark: Why not just MEDDLE WITH THE VERY FABRIC OF TIME ITSELF instead of changing working hours?
gollark: Tired of getting up at times which don't... align with the sun, or something?
gollark: It's a bad solution to a problem which I don't think even exists, which creates nightmares for programmers everywhere.
gollark: Daylight saving time is just so terrible.

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. Yesterday's Hero
  3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters.
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