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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
James Gardiner

Merewether lock travels 500km each week for 40 minutes of rugby: a win on Saturday would make it all worth it

Merewether lock Kade Robinson powers through a Hamilton tackle in the Greens' 28-26 win in the major semi-final. Picture by Stewart Hazell

EACH Friday at 6.30am Merewether lock Kade Robinson knocks off from a dog-watch shift as an electrician in a coal mine just out of Mudgee, jumps in his trusty Toyota Hiace and makes the three-hour journey to Newcastle.

On Sunday afternoon, he does the reverse. A 500 kilometre round trip.

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