Michael Spence (rugby league)
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Michael Spence is a professional rugby league
footballer currently playing for the Brisbane Broncos
in the Telstra Premiership
. Spence is by preference a lock, but he can as comfortably take up the second-row role. Spence signed for Brisbane first grade from feeder club Redcliffe Dolphins
after playing his junior football for Coffs Harbour Comets.
against the Melbourne Storm
. Both teams enduring hardship off the field, the Broncos injury-hit and the Storm stripped of all titles and 2010 points following their breach of the salary cap, the Broncos had to rely on several Toyota Cup players to make up a full and competitive squad. Spence became one of these players in round 9, coming off the interchange bench in a 36-14 win at AAMI Park.
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...
footballer currently playing 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 Telstra Premiership
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...
. Spence is by preference a lock, but he can as comfortably take up the second-row role. Spence signed for Brisbane first grade from feeder club Redcliffe Dolphins
Redcliffe Dolphins
The Redcliffe Dolphins are a rugby league team from the city of Redcliffe in Queensland, Australia. The Redcliffe Dolphins were founded in 1947, accepted into the Brisbane Rugby League premiership in 1960, and since 1996 have played in the Queensland Cup....
after playing his junior football for Coffs Harbour Comets.
First grade début
Spence made his first-grade début for the Broncos in round 9 of the 2010 NRL season2010 NRL season
The 2010 NRL season was the 103rd season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the thirteenth run by the National Rugby League. The season commenced on 12 March and ended with the Grand Final, played on 3 October at ANZ Stadium...
against the Melbourne Storm
Melbourne Storm
The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria....
. Both teams enduring hardship off the field, the Broncos injury-hit and the Storm stripped of all titles and 2010 points following their breach of the salary cap, the Broncos had to rely on several Toyota Cup players to make up a full and competitive squad. Spence became one of these players in round 9, coming off the interchange bench in a 36-14 win at AAMI Park.