Elwyn Aubrey Walters (born 25 June 1943) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for South Sydney and

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clubs and for the Australian national side. Walters came to South Sydney in the mid-1960s from the

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club. He was a tough noted for his dummy half play and uncompromising defence.

Club career

He won five premierships, three with Souths (1967, 1968 and 1970) and two with Eastern Suburbs (1974 and 1975). Walters missed the premiership victory by Souths in the 1971 grand final through injury. During the

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, Walters played in the forwards, helping Eastern Suburbs to victory in their unofficial

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match against British champions St. Helens in Sydney. Walters played 129 games for South Sydney, 58 matches for

and 5 games for Manly. In 2004 he was named by Souths in their ''South Sydney Dream Team'',South Sydney Dream Team
from the official South Sydney website. consisting of 17 players and a coach representing the club from

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through to

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Representative career

Whilst playing for South Sydney, Walters was selected to represent Australia on two Kangaroo tours of Great Britain and France (1968 and 1973) and for two World Cup tournaments (1970 and 1972). He represented

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in 11 matches and played in 12 test matches for

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Sources

* Andrews, Malcolm (2006) ''The ABC of Rugby League'', Austn Broadcasting Corpn, Sydney

Footnotes

External links

Kangaroos beat Lions at Wilderspool
{{DEFAULTSORT:Walters, Elwyn 1943 births Living people Australia national rugby league team players Australian rugby league players City New South Wales rugby league team players Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players New South Wales rugby league team players Norths Devils players Rugby league hookers Rugby league players from Murwillumbah Rugby league second-rows South Sydney Rabbitohs players Sydney Roosters players