George Hugo was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played for

Manly-Warringah The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. The team colours are maroon and white, while their namesake and logo is the sea eagle. They compete in Australia's premier rugb ...

in the NSWRL competition.

Playing career

Hugo made his first grade debut for Manly-Warringah in 1952. In 1957, Manly reached their second grand final against

St George Saint George (Greek language, Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin language, Latin: Georgius, Arabic language, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christians, Christian who is venerated as a sa ...

. Hugo played on the wing in the match as St George outclassed Manly to win 31–9. In 1958, Manly made the finals again but failed to reach the grand final. In 1959, Manly reached their third grand final and once again the opponents were St George. A week earlier in the preliminary final, Hugo scored the winning try for Manly as they defeated Western Suburbs 14–13. Hugo played on the wing in the grand final as St George kept Manly scoreless winning their 4th straight premiership 20–0. Hugo retired at the end of the 1963 season after 11 seasons at Manly and at the time was one of the club's longest serving players.

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