Ian Lacey
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Ian Robert Lacey is an Australian professional rugby league
player for the Ipswich Jets
in the Queensland Cup
. He played in the forwards for the Brisbane Broncos
in the National Rugby League
competition, before his sacking on 6 October 2007.
Lacey made his First Grade Debut for the Brisbane Broncos
against Sydney Roosters
in Round 6, 2006 with the Brisbane Broncos
winning the match 24-6.
The Brisbane Broncos sacked Lacey following allegations that he, along with fellow forward John Te Reo
, assaulted a 32-year-old man in central Brisbane on Saturday 6 October 2007.
Lacey was signed by Queensland Cup
team Ipswich Jets
for 2008.
The Gold Coast Titans club gave Lacey the opportunity to resurrect his NRL career by signing him for the 2009 season.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player for the Ipswich Jets
Ipswich Jets
The Ipswich Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Ipswich, Queensland.Their name comes from nearby RAAF Base Amberley, one of the largest airbases in Australia. The Jets compete in the Queensland Cup competition...
in the Queensland Cup
Queensland Cup
The Queensland Cup is the premier rugby league football competition in the State of Queensland, Australia.It is a statewide competition with the majority of teams based in South East Queensland but also including sides based in Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton.The competition began in 1996 as a...
. He played in the forwards for the Brisbane Broncos
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...
in the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
competition, before his sacking on 6 October 2007.
Lacey made his First Grade Debut for the Brisbane Broncos
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...
against Sydney Roosters
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
in Round 6, 2006 with the Brisbane Broncos
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...
winning the match 24-6.
The Brisbane Broncos sacked Lacey following allegations that he, along with fellow forward John Te Reo
John Te Reo
John Howard Te Reo is a rugby league footballer for Sporting Olympique Avignon in the Elite One Championship. In 2007, he occasionally played first-grade for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL competition...
, assaulted a 32-year-old man in central Brisbane on Saturday 6 October 2007.
Lacey was signed by Queensland Cup
Queensland Cup
The Queensland Cup is the premier rugby league football competition in the State of Queensland, Australia.It is a statewide competition with the majority of teams based in South East Queensland but also including sides based in Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton.The competition began in 1996 as a...
team Ipswich Jets
Ipswich Jets
The Ipswich Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Ipswich, Queensland.Their name comes from nearby RAAF Base Amberley, one of the largest airbases in Australia. The Jets compete in the Queensland Cup competition...
for 2008.
The Gold Coast Titans club gave Lacey the opportunity to resurrect his NRL career by signing him for the 2009 season.