Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Nickname(s)
- Horse
- Born
- Monday, 18th July, 1960
- Current Age
- 63 years and 330 days
- Place Of Birth
- Murgon, Queensland, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- World Cup
- 1985/1988
- The Ashes
- 1984, 1986
- Test Series
- Australia vs New Zealand 1986
- State of Origin
- 1983, 1984, 1987
- Midweek Cup
- 1984
Biography
Bryan ‘Horse’ Niebling was a constant thorn in the side of NSW forwards during the titanic State of Origin clashes of the early 1980s. His career in the State of Origin arena saw him make 9 appearances while playing for Valleys and Redcliffe. Niebling made his Test debut in the second row against Great Britain in 1984, and ultimately played in all three matches of Australia’s Ashes whitewash. A co-winner of Brisbane's Rothmans Medal in 1986 he toured with the unbeaten Kangaroos and played in 10 matches including all five Tests. By the time the Broncos had been promoted to the League in 1988 his career was winding down because of injury. The last of Niebling's 13 Test appearances was in Australia's 13-6 loss to NZ in Lang Park in 1987. He later played for Hull KR in 1989-91.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Competition | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| The Ashes | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| World Cup | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Wide Bay | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Queensland Firsts | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Queensland Origin | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 17 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 94.12% | List | |||
| Test Series | 3 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| State of Origin | 3 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.56% | List | ||||
| Interstate Series | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| BRL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) | - | 20 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| English Championship | - | 18 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 38.89% | List | ||||
| Regal Trophy | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Yorkshire Cup | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | 1 | 15 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| QRL | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| UK Second Division | - | 25 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 88.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1984, 1986-87 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92.31% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1984-1986 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
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Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Wide Bay | 1979 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Brisbane Firsts | 1980-87 | 15 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| QLD Firsts | 1981-82, 1987 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| QLD | 1983-84, 1986-87 | 11 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.55% | List | ||||
| Aus Presidents XIII | 1985 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1979-1987 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 43.75% | List | ||||
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BRL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Redcliffe | BRL 1987 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Brisbane | NSWRL 1988 Winfield Cup | 13 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.23% | List | ||||
| Brisbane | NSWRL 1989 Winfield Cup | 7 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.71% | List | ||||
BRL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Redcliffe | 1987 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Brisbane | 1988-89 | 20 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1987-1989 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
English Career - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Hull KR | 1989/90 | 28 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 78.57% | List | ||||
| Hull KR | 1990/91 | 24 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 41.67% | List | ||||
English Career - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Hull KR | 1989-90 | 52 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 61.54% | List | ||||
Contributions:
AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner, Greg Fiveash, Bill Bates, Michael Borg
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999)
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