Aaron Groom

Aaron Groom (born 23 June 1987) is a Fijian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Asquith Magpies in the Ron Massey Cup. Groom previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League and Sheffield Eagles in the 2009 Challenge Cup. He primarily plays as a halfback, but can also fill in at hooker.

Aaron Groom
Groom playing for Fiji in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
Personal information
Born (1987-06-23) 23 June 1987
Suva, Fiji
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight83 kg (13 st 1 lb)
Playing information
PositionHalfback, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008 Canterbury-Bankstown 6 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Sheffield Eagles 14 5 0 0 20
Total 20 5 0 0 20
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–14 Fiji 10 1 0 0 4
As of 17 January 2019

Background

Groom was born in Suva, Fiji.

Career

Groom previously played for Canterbury-Bankstown in 2008, and made his début against the Gold Coast Titans in round 10 of the 2008 season.[1] Groom was previously with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the NRL.[2]

Groom played in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup for Fiji,[3] being named man of the match in the Bati's victory over France.

Groom signed with the Sheffield Eagles for the 2009-2010 seasons but suffered a serious knee injury that limited his appearances in England.[4]

Groom then went on to play for the Asquith Magpies in the North Sydney-Manly local A Grade competition and joined the North Sydney Bears for the 2013 season, making his first appearance for them in Round 4 against Illawarra.

Groom was named in the Fiji squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.[5] Groom scored the opening try and was named man of the match in Fiji's quarter-final victory over Samoa. Groom played 6 games for Norths in The 2013 NSW Cup [6]

In May 2014, Groom played for Fiji in the 2014 Pacific Rugby League International.

In 2014, Groom returned to the Asquith Magpies in the Ron Massey Cup and went on to captain the side.[7][8]

References
  1. "ROBERTS OUT GROOM TO DEBUT". Bulldogs. 2008-05-15. Archived from the original on 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
  2. "Teenagers ready to rumble". Fox Sports. 2007-12-27. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
  3. "Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads". BBC. 2008-10-08. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  4. "Friction not behind exit, says Groom". Fairfax Digital. 2009-01-25. Archived from the original on 2011-10-30. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. http://www.ssralmanac.com/mobile/pastplayers_bears.htm
  7. http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2015/03/17/rmc_teams_rd_2.html
  8. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/the-hills/fiji-halfback-aaron-groom-to-lead-asquith-magpies-ron-massey-cup-team/story-fngr8i1f-1226861129186
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