Harry Roy Almond (1891–1960) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1910s.
Playing career
Almond was born at
Glebe, New South Wales. He played five seasons at
South Sydney Rabbitohs between 1912–1917.
Almond made his debut with Souths in round 13 of the
1912 season against
Annandale at second-row. He would not make another appearance for the season and would not appear until round 3 of the
1914 season - where he would score a try to help his team win 17–9 against
Western Suburbs. Almond played 7 more games that season and Souths would finish with the 1914 minor premiership, and consequently, the
premiership.
In round 12 of
1915
Events
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January
* January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction".
*January 1 ...
, Almond scored a try in a 29–3 win over
North Sydney. He scored a try in the opening round of
1916
Events
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January
* January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled.
* ...
, before scoring the final try of his career in a 12-point win over Norths. Souths made the grand final in 1916, however Almond did not play.
Almond played 4 more seasons in
1917
Events
Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix.
January
* January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's ...
, before retiring after his final game against Annandale in Round 9.
Almond died in 1960 at
Newcastle, New South Wales.
[Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995. ()]
References
1891 births
1960 deaths
Australian rugby league players
Rugby league hookers
Rugby league players from Sydney
South Sydney Rabbitohs players
South Sydney Rabbitohs captains
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