Bob Boland
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FullnameRobert Boland
Born7 January 1938
Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
PositionSecond-row, Hooker
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| Full name | Robert Boland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 January 1938 Balmain, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bob Boland (born 7 January 1938) nicknamed "Bolo" is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach who played for the Balmain Tigers and Penrith Panthers.
Boland made his debut for Balmain Tigers in 1957. Boland played with the club for 11 seasons and was a member of the Balmain sides who played in the 1964 and 1966 grand final defeats against St George. In 1968, Boland moved out west to join the newly-admitted club Penrith Panthers where he played for three seasons before retiring.[2]