Troy Fletcher
Encyclopedia
Troy Fletcher was a rugby league
footballer of the late '90s and early '00s for the Newcastle Knights
of the National Rugby League
.
, Fletcher played his whole career to date at the Knights. He also played in their very first grand final squad in 1997.
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 of the late '90s and early '00s for the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
of 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...
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Playing career
Born in Waratah, New South WalesWaratah, New South Wales
Waratah is a north-western residential suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located from Newcastle's central business district and bounded on the north by the Main North line. Waratah station was opened in 1858 and is served by CityRail's Hunter line.- History :Waratah was once a major...
, Fletcher played his whole career to date at the Knights. He also played in their very first grand final squad in 1997.