Brett Horsnell

Brett Horsnell

Personal information
Born	11 April 1970 Australia
Playing information
Position	centre, hooker, second-row, lock
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1989–1994	Gold Coast Giants	82	4	0	0	16
1995–1996	Sth Qld Crushers	38	3	0	0	12
1997–1998	Parramatta Eels	34	1	0	0	4
	Total	154	8	0	0	32
Source: RLP

Brett Horsnell is an Australian former rugby league player who played professionally in Australia.

Early years

Horsnell attended Keebra Park State High School and captained the 1988 Australia Schoolboy team on a tour of New Zealand.^[1] He was a Junior Queensland representative in 1985 as an under-16 and in 1988 at under-18.^[2]

Playing career

Horsnell played for the Runaway Bay Seagulls and was part of their successful junior teams.^[3]

Horsnell made his first grade debut for the Gold Coast Giants in 1989 as a five-eighth/centre. However, Horsnell slowly moved into the forwards and by 1992 he played the whole season as a lock for the now Gold Coast Seagulls. After six seasons and 82 matches for the Gold Coast club, Horsnell left in 1995, joining the new South Queensland Crushers franchise. He was part of their inaugural match on 11 March 1995 and spent the next two seasons with the club.

In 1997 Horsnell joined the Parramatta Eels, where he was used in every position in the pack; even starting at hooker and at prop. Horsnell left the club at the end of the 1998 season.

Later years

Horsnell was diagnosed with cancer in 2004. On 23 October 2004 a charity match was held for Horsnell that featured the South Queensland Crushers and the Gold Coast Seagulls, both now defunct, being resurrected for the day.^[4][5][6]

References

1. Teams and Results (1972 - 2010) Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League
2. Players Runaway Bay Seagulls
3. The Beginning Runaway Bay Seagulls
4. Alfie, Axe among players set for cancer charity hit-out ABC News, 12 October 2004
5. Greats play for mate mydailynews.com.au, 16 October 2004
6. League stars rally to support Brett Horsnell rleague.com, 12 October 2004