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Edward Ryan (rugby League)
Edward Ryan nicknamed "Mo" was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played for University in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. Playing career Ryan made his first grade debut for University against Newtown in Round 2 1922 at the Sydney Cricket Ground with University winning 11–8. Ryan went on to play 10 games as University finished second last on the table. In 1923 and 1924, University finished last on the table claiming the wooden spoon. Ryan finished as top point scorer for the club in 1924. In 1926, University surprised everyone in the competition by going from easy beats to being grand finalists. University finished 4th on the table and qualified for the first finals campaign. The Students went on to defeat Glebe to reach the grand final with Ryan scoring 2 tries in the game. In the grand final, The Students opponents were South Sydney who boasted the likes of George Treweek, Eddie Root and Alf Blair Alf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Uni Rugby League Club
The Sydney University Rugby League Football Club is a rugby league team currently playing in the Saturday Metro League competition. The University of Sydney was represented in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership from 1920 to 1937 as University, and also in the NSWRL Second Division and Metropolitan League competitions from 1963 to 1976. History The movement at the University of Sydney to be involved in the new game of rugby league began in 1919 with a number of players (including seven University Blues from the 1918 season) viewing a game of the new code and deciding to switch codes. As put by Herbert Vere Evatt (a final year law student and later a politician, jurist and president of the UN General Assembly) at the time the reasons were: ::"Owing to the general dissatisfaction with the management of the Rugby Union during the 1919 football season, and the fact that University footballers were starting to realise that rugby league was a faster and cleaner gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
