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13 Facts About Kane Cleal

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Kane Cleal was born on 5 April 1984 and is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the NRL.

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Kane Cleal played for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

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Kane Cleal is the nephew of former Roosters player Les Cleal.

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Kane Cleal graduated from Gilroy College, Castle Hill in 2001 and entered the JETS program at the Parramatta Eels.

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Kane Cleal made his first grade debut for Manly-Warringah in Round 3 of the 2004 NRL season against Cronulla-Sutherland at Shark Park.

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Kane Cleal made nine appearances in his debut season, and another five in 2005.

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Early in the 2006 NRL season, Kane Cleal joined South Sydney.

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Kane Cleal played nine games for Souths as the club finished last on the table.

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Kane Cleal was released by Souths and he joined Canterbury-Bankstown for the 2007 NRL season.

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Kane Cleal suffered a severe broken jaw on 8 July 2007 in a tackle with Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks prop Ben Ross.

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Kane Cleal suffered a groin injury early in the 2008 NRL season, only managing four games for Canterbury as the club finished last on the table and claimed the wooden spoon.

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Kane Cleal resigned with South Sydney for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.

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In 2013, Kane Cleal signed on to play one game for the Coolah Kangaroos in the Castlereagh Cup.