Robbie Farah

Robert Peter "Robbie" Farah (Arabic: روبي فرح‎) (born 23 January 1984 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a professional rugby league footballer who captains the Wests Tigers club of the National Rugby League (NRL). An Australia national and New South Wales State of Origin representative hooker, he has played his entire professional career to date at the Tigers, with whom he won the 2005 NRL Premiership. Between 2006 and 2012, Farah represented City Origin six times, captaining the team from 2009 onwards.

Background

Farah is of Lebanese descent and was educated at St Mel's Primary, Campsie,De La Salle College Ashfield, and the University of Sydney, graduating with a Bachelor of Economics in 2010.

Having been a junior with Enfield Federals and Leichhardt Wanderers, as an 18-year-old in 2002, he toured with the Lebanese team, playing France in Tripoli and scoring a try.

Farah is a supporter of Liverpool F.C. in English football's Premier League, his favourite player being Steven Gerrard.