Todd Polglase
Australian rugby league footballer
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Todd Polglase, (born 21 March 1981) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League competition.
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Early life
Polglase was born in Cessnock and raised in Pelaw Main, New South Wales, Australia, and played his junior rugby league for the Kurri Kurri Bulldogs.
Playing career
Polglase made his first grade debut for Canterbury against his boyhood club Newcastle in the 2002 NRL season. Polglase mainly played reserve grade during his time with Canterbury before transferring to South Sydney. Polglase played three seasons at Souths, two of those finished with the club coming last and earning the Wooden Spoon. In 2007, Polglase signed with Newcastle and only managed to play one season for the club before retiring due to a recurring hamstring injury.[2][3][4]