Aaron Groom
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Aaron Groom born 23 June 1987 in Suva, Fiji is a rugby league
player whose most recent club was the Sheffield Eagles
in the Co-Operative Championship. He plays as a scrum-half, stand-off and can also operate as a hooker.
in round 10 of the 2008 season
. Groom was previously with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
in the NRL. He played in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
for Fiji
, being named Man Of The Match in the Bati's win over Ireland in the quarter-final. Aaron signed with the Sheffield Eagles
for the 2009-2010 seasons but suffered a serious knee injury that limited his appearnaces in England.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player whose most recent club was the Sheffield Eagles
Sheffield Eagles
Sheffield Eagles RLFC are an English rugby league club based in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Their home games are played at Bramall Lane after leaving Don Valley Stadium in late 2009....
in the Co-Operative Championship. He plays as a scrum-half, stand-off and can also operate as a hooker.
Career
He previously played for Canterbury Bulldogs in 2008, and made his debut against the Gold Coast TitansGold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional rugby league football club, based in the Gold Coast, Queensland. The club competes in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership. It is the newest of the sixteen clubs in the league, having commenced its...
in round 10 of the 2008 season
National Rugby League season 2008
The 2008 NRL season was the 101st season of professional rugby league club competition in Australia, and the eleventh run by the National Rugby League. For the second year, sixteen teams competed for the 2008 Telstra Premiership title. The season commenced with the first matches played on 14 March...
. Groom was previously with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia...
in the NRL. He played in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since the inauguration of the tournament in 1954, and the first since the 2000 event...
for Fiji
Fiji national rugby league team
-Competitions:Fiji have participated in:*Pacific Cup *World Cup *World Sevens *Superleague World Nines *Superleague Oceania Tournament *Pacific Rim Competition -Results:...
, being named Man Of The Match in the Bati's win over Ireland in the quarter-final. Aaron signed with the Sheffield Eagles
Sheffield Eagles
Sheffield Eagles RLFC are an English rugby league club based in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Their home games are played at Bramall Lane after leaving Don Valley Stadium in late 2009....
for the 2009-2010 seasons but suffered a serious knee injury that limited his appearnaces in England.