Robert Derby

Robert Derby (born 7 March 2002) is a Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.

Robert Derby
Personal information
Born (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2023– NQ Cowboys 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022 Papua New Guinea 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 2 December 2022

Background

Derby was born in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea and lived in Mendi, Goroka, Mount Hagen and Vietnam before moving to Cairns when he was eight years old.[2]

He played his junior rugby league for Cairns Brothers and attended St Augustine's College before being signed by the Melbourne Storm in 2019.[3][4]

Playing career

In 2020, Derby joined the Sunshine Coast Falcons, playing just one Mal Meninga Cup game before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19.[5]

In 2021, he returned to Cairns, joining the Northern Pride's under-21 side and the North Queensland Cowboys Young Guns squad.[6]

In 2022, Derby spent the season playing for the Pride's Queensland Cup side, scoring seven tries in 16 games.[7] On 25 June 2022, he made his international debut for Papua New Guinea in their 24-14 victory over Fiji.[8]

On 16 November 2022, Derby joined the Cowboys' NRL squad for the 2023 season.[9]

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "Meet PNG Kumuls Debutants - Robert Derby". PNG Today. 4 June 2022.
  3. "Robert Derby honoured with PNG Kumuls debut in midyear Test". Cairns Post. 25 June 2022.
  4. "Robert Derby signs with Melbourne Storm". Cairns Post. 20 August 2019.
  5. "Derby, Fonoti, set to impress for Northern Pride's colts". Cairns Post. 7 April 2021.
  6. "Hastings Deering Colts TEAMS - 2021 Round 5". League Unlimited. 11 May 2021.
  7. "Three Cowboys contracted players run for 170+ metres in Hostplus Cup". NQ Cowboys. 23 May 2022.
  8. "Papua New Guinea v Fiji". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  9. "Five Young Guns elevated to NRL squad for 2023". NQ Cowboys. 16 November 2022.
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