Rodney "Rocket" Silva is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of indigenous background who played in the 1980s and 1990s for Eastern Suburbs and Canterbury-Bankstown.
He made his first grade debut for the club in round 20 1988 against the Gold Coast Giants at Seagulls Stadium.
[4][5] In the 1998 NRL season, Silva played 13 games as Canterbury finished ninth on the table and qualified for the finals.
After being down 2—18 with less than 10 minutes remaining, Canterbury scored three tries including one by Silva to take the game into extra-time before winning the match 32—20.
[6][7] The following week, Silva played at fullback for Canterbury in their loss to the Brisbane Broncos in the 1998 NRL Grand Final.