Bob Boland

Bob Boland (born 7 January 1938) nicknamed "Bolo" is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach who played for the Balmain Tigers and Penrith Panthers.

Boland made his debut for Balmain Tigers in 1957. Boland played with the club for 10 seasons and was a member of the Balmain sides who played in the 1964 and 1966 grand final defeats against St George. In 1968, Boland moved out west to join newly admitted club the Penrith Panthers. Boland played with Penrith until the end of 1970 before retiring.

After joining Penrith, Boland took on the role as captain-coach but after retirement became the full-time non playing coach. Boland held the position until the end of 1972 when he was terminated by the club. Boland's time as coach was not as successful as his playing career only winning 35% of games played. In 1976, Boland moved to Nambucca Heads and coached the Nambucca Roosters.

In 2016, Boland spoke about his playing career saying “I used to go to the movies or out around town and see the old Balmain players – and you look up to them ... when they said hello it gave you a bit of a lift, “When I started to play, I became the person people looked up to". “I used to get the tram to work and if I had a good game, everyone would want to sit next to me. If I had a shit game – I’d be all alone".