John Bernard Troy (2 October 1928 – 20 January 1995), was an Australian

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footballer who played as a er for Newtown and

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in the

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(NSWRL), Australia's major rugby league competition. He also represented Australia internationally and New South Wales against Queensland.

Newtown career

The son of a

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, Troy was a professional runner, who after missing Olympic selection began his rugby league career with the Newtown club in 1949 where he played 4 seasons. In just 34 appearances for Newtown, the winger, scored 37 tries. He holds the Newtown club record for the most tries in a match, scoring 6 against

in 1950, a feat that would not be repeated for another 71 years in Australia until

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of the

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achieved this in round 9 of the

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Troy was the

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top try scorer with 16 tries.

Representative career

In 1950, he played two matches for

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and then was selected to represent Australia. He played in first Australian test side to win the

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in 30 years in which he played in the first and third test. He is listed on the ''Australian Players Register'' as Kangaroo No. 276.ARL Annual Report 2005 In 1953, Troy joined the

club, but he only played in 3 matches after a constant leg injury forced his retirement. Troy is recognized as the

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410th player and the Tricolours 415th player. In his later years Jack Troy became chairman of selectors at the

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club. Troy died in 1995 aged 66.

References

External links

* The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League, Alan Whiticker and Glen Hudson * History Of The New South Wales Rugby League Finals, Steve Hadden 1928 births 1995 deaths Australian rugby league players Newtown Jets players Australia national rugby league team players New South Wales rugby league team players City New South Wales rugby league team players Sydney Roosters players Rugby league wingers Place of birth missing {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1920s-stub