Cowboys: Rod Jensen departs for England

[Queenslander]

Cowboy departs for England

May 24, 2007

NORTH Queensland utility Rod Jensen has been granted a release and will link with English Super League club Huddersfield as soon as next week.

Jensen, 28, has been with North Queensland since 2004 after stints with Canberra (1999-2003) and the now defunct Adelaide Rams (1998).

He has played 58 games for North Queensland and a total of 103 first grade matches.

Jensen is expected to fly out to England on Tuesday.

"Rod approached the club a short time ago with regard to future options of playing in the English Super League given qualification status required to attain places in that competition," Cowboys boss Peter Parr said.

"After much deliberation the club has reluctantly agreed to support his request for a release.

"Rod is a highly regarded member of the club and this community so the decision was a very difficult and contentious one.

"In the same breath the opportunity for Rod to pursue a future in England was right and we did not want to rob him of that request."

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He has played 58 games for North Queensland and a total of 103 first grade matches.

Is that right???

Because there is no way we played 45 first grade matches for Canberra.. Was he at a club before the Raiders? I didn't think he was...

Amazing how he turned his form around at the Cowboys though, I remember him scoring close (if not) 40 tries in Canberra's 03 Premier League side. yet couldn't crack firsts because of super talents like Jason Bulgarelli rated higer then him.

*edit* Seems he spent a year playing for the Rams.

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Schifty...

Jensen, 28, has been with North Queensland since 2004 after stints with Canberra (1999-2003) and the now defunct Adelaide Rams (1998).

That is a shame to see him go so suddenly! good decent player he has been over the years, right when our depth is stretched to its max he has to go...

But good luck in the future to him.

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Schifty...

That is a shame to see him go so suddenly! good decent player he has been over the years, right when our depth is stretched to its max he has to go...

But good luck in the future to him.

LMAO, I really should read the whole article in future.