Colin van der Voort
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Colin van der Voort is an Australian former professional rugby league
footballer of the 1980s and '90s. He played in the New South Wales Rugby League
's Winfield Cup
Premiership with the Penrith Panthers
from 1986 to 1994 and was a member of the club's grand final
-winning team in the 1991 season.
He missed the Panthers' 1990 Grand Final appearance due to injury.
Following their 1991 grand final victory, van der Voort travelled with the Panthers to England for the 1991 World Club Challenge
which was lost to Wigan.
He was selected but never played a representative game for New South Wales or Australia through injuries.
On 4 October 2006 van der Voort was named in the lock forward position of a 40-year Panthers Legends team.
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...
footballer of the 1980s and '90s. He played in the New South Wales Rugby League
New South Wales Rugby League
The New South Wales Rugby League is the governing body of rugby league in New South Wales and is a member of the Australian Rugby League. It was formed in Sydney on 8 August 1907 and was known as the New South Wales Rugby Football League until 1984 when forward thinking marketing managers decided...
's Winfield Cup
Winfield Cup
The Winfield Cup was an Australian rugby league trophy awarded to the winner of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership's Grand Final from 1982 to 1994, and to the winner of the Australian Rugby League Grand Final in 1995...
Premiership with the Penrith Panthers
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan...
from 1986 to 1994 and was a member of the club's grand final
Grand Final
Grand Final is a predominantly Australian sport term used to describe a match that decides a league champion.It originated in Victoria and South Australia and has become specifically significant Australian culture...
-winning team in the 1991 season.
He missed the Panthers' 1990 Grand Final appearance due to injury.
Following their 1991 grand final victory, van der Voort travelled with the Panthers to England for the 1991 World Club Challenge
1991 World Club Challenge
The 1991 World Club Challenge was contested by 1990–91 RFL Championship winners, Wigan and 1991 NSWRL season premiers, the Penrith Panthers. The match was played on a dry Wednesday the 2nd of October, 1991 at Anfield, Liverpool...
which was lost to Wigan.
He was selected but never played a representative game for New South Wales or Australia through injuries.
On 4 October 2006 van der Voort was named in the lock forward position of a 40-year Panthers Legends team.