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Full name | Eric Grothe Sr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 6 January 1960||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eric Grothe Sr. (born 6 January 1960), also known by the nickname "Guru",[3] is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. A New South Wales and Australian representative wing , he played club football for the Parramatta Eels with whom he won four NSWRL premierships. Since retiring, Grothe has been named amongst the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century[4]