Sean Skelton (born 28 September 1971) is a former South Africa international rugby league footballer who represented South Africa in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.
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| Full name | Sean Skelton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 September 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editIn 1987, Skelton played for the Nowra Warriors in the Group 7 Rugby League competition.[2]
Skelton joined the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in 1989, Skelton captained the under-21s in 1990 and played ten NSWRL Premiership games between 1991 and 1992.[3] He joined the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 1993.
In 1995, Skelton played for the Illawarra Steelers.
Skelton played three matches for South Africa between 1997 and 2000. Skelton played one match at the 2000 World Cup before breaking his hand.[4]
References
edit- ^ Sean Skelton rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ History South Coast Group 7 Rugby League
- ^ Sean Skelton thebulldogs.com.au
- ^ Kiwis will test survival hope of Islands The Independent, 2 November 2000