Beau Falloon
Beau Falloon (born 21 May 1987) is a former professional rugby league footballer who last played for Leeds in the Super League.[2] He played as a hooker and previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League.
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Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 21 May 1987|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
Falloon was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Playing career
Falloon played with the South Sydney Rabbitohs for 3 seasons making 25 appearances. Falloon spent most of his playing time during this period with Souths feeder side the North Sydney Bears. At Norths, Falloon made a total of 53 appearances and scored 15 tries.[1][3]
He joined the Gold Coast Titans in 2012. On 15 February 2015, Fallon was suspended as revelations unfold pertaining to the Karmichael Hunt/Smith/Seers cocaine trafficking investigation – Court date 5 March 2015.[4] Although the charges against Falloon were thrown out of court, The Gold Coast side announced that they would not be re-signing Falloon for the following season.[5]
On 23 October 2015, Falloon signed a one-year contract with Super League champions, Leeds Rhinos, starting in 2016.[6]
References
- Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Beau Falloon - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- "South Sydney Rabbitohs North Sydney Bears Affiliated Players". Ssralmanac.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- "Falloon, Dowling stood down by Titans over drug allegations". Abc.net.au. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- "Gold Coast Titans: Beau Falloon not offered contract despite drugs charges being dropped". Foxsports.com.au. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- "Beau Falloon: Leeds Rhinos sign ex-Gold Coast Titans hooker". Bbc.com. Retrieved 23 October 2015.