Bruce Greensill (c. 1942 – 30 June 2007) was a

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player who represented both the

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and Sydney in rugby. He played club rugby for the College Rifles Club in

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and the

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and founded the Forster-

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club on the

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New Zealand rugby career

Greensill started his club rugby career as a flanker with the College Rifles Club in Auckland. Initially, he played for the second XV rather than play for the first XV. In his first game, he played against future

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captain

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and was awarded man of the match honours. Greensill played in a club premiership winning side and represented Auckland.

Australian rugby player

Greensill moved to Sydney in 1967 and played club football for Eastwood in 1968. He was the first player to play 100 games of first grade rugby without playing for the lower grades. Greensill played for Sydney becoming one of two rugby players to have represented both Auckland and Sydney with

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captain Greg Davis.

Retirement

After entering the trucking industry in Sydney, Greensill bought a house in Forster and moved there to live. In 2003, he founded the Forster-Tuncurry Dolphins and was active in golden oldies rugby with first the

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Mongrels of

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and the Derelict Dolphins.

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made a presentation to Greensill for his services to rugby on the Mid North Coast.

References

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