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CULT HEROES
15 | RHINOS VS HULL FC
A chance to recognize those who became South Stand heroes for their memorable
exploits in blue and amber no matter their length of service.
MARCUS BAI
Few can put on their playing CV winning
Grand Finals in both hemispheres.
Winger Marcus Bai is one, claiming an
NRL premiership ring with Melbourne
in 1999 and repeating the feat in Super
League for the Rhinos in 2004.
Immensely powerful, he immediately
endeared himself to the South Stand
on his debut that season, scoring a hat
trick against London Broncos, repeating
the feat against Wigan in the final
eliminator. Born in Ulamona in Papua
New Guinea, for whom he played in the
1995 and 2000 World Cups, he is still
revered in the country where he currently
helps promote junior participation as
part of his work for a mining company.
He started his professional career at
Hull, signing in ’97 from Port Moresby
Vipers and making eight appearances.
He spent the following season with Gold
Coast Chargers, moving to the Storm
when they entered the competition
the year after. In almost 150 games
for them, he scored a try every other
appearance, including in their 2000
World Club Challenge win over St
Helens. His two seasons at Leeds saw
him cross 45 times in 63 appearances
which included playing in the 2005
World Club Challenge at Elland
Road when he notably met Sonny Bill
Williams, and in the Challenge Cup final
in Cardiff against Hull. Had the Rhinos
held on to win that game, he would
have had the even rarer distinction of
having won every major medal in the
game on both sides of the globe.
He moved to Bradford, scoring again
in a World Club Challenge clash as the
Bulls beat Wests, before retiring in 2006.