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Russell Wyer
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Born	17 May 1962 (age 62); Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Position	Centre, Fullback, Wing
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	Source: As of 18 January 2019

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Russell Wyer (born 17 May 1962) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s for the Western Suburbs Magpies, Newcastle Knights and the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League competition.^[2]

Playing career

Wyer made his first grade debut for Western Suburbs in 1990 at the age of 28 scoring 2 tries in his first game against Penrith.

After 4 years at Wests, Wyer joined Newcastle in 1994 and finished top try scorer at the club. In 1995, Wyer joined Parramatta and in 1997 played in both finals matches for the club, this was the first time since 1986 that Parramatta had qualified for the finals.

Wyer's final match in first grade was the 1997 elimination final loss against North Sydney.^[3]

Sources

Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2006) The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney

References

^ "Russell Wyer - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
^ RugbyLeagueProject profile
^ "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels.

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[1] "Russell Wyer - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.

[2] RugbyLeagueProject profile

[3] "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels.

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-'''Russell Wyer''' is an Australian former professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1990s for the [[Western Suburbs Magpies]], [[Newcastle Knights]] and the [[Parramatta Eels]] in the [[National Rugby League]] competition.<ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/russell-wyer/summary.html RugbyLeagueProject profile]</ref>
+'''Russell Wyer''' (born 17 May 1962) is an Australian former professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1990s for the [[Western Suburbs Magpies]], [[Newcastle Knights]] and the [[Parramatta Eels]] in the [[National Rugby League]] competition.<ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/russell-wyer/summary.html RugbyLeagueProject profile]</ref>
 ==Playing career==
-Wyer made his first grade debut for Western Suburbs in 1990 at the age of 18 scoring 2 tries in his first game against Penrith.
+Wyer made his first grade debut for Western Suburbs in 1990 at the age of 28 scoring 2 tries in his first game against Penrith.
-After 4 years at Wests, Wyer joined Newcastle in 1994 and finished top try scorer at the club.  In 1995, Wyer joined Parramatta and in 1997 played in both finals matches for the club, this was the first time since 1986 that Parramatta had qualified for the finals.
+After 4 years at Wests, Wyer joined Newcastle in 1994 and finished top try scorer at the club. In 1995, Wyer joined Parramatta and in 1997 played in both finals matches for the club, this was the first time since 1986 that Parramatta had qualified for the finals.
 Wyer's final match in first grade was the 1997 elimination final loss against North Sydney.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parraeels.com.au/about/official-player-numbers/|title=Official Player Numbers|website=Parramatta Eels}}</ref>