Thomas William Tyrrell (31 October 1927 – 25 October 2008) was an Australian rugby league player.
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| Full name | Thomas William Tyrrell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 October 1927 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 October 2008 (aged 80) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A Fairfield C.Y.O. recruit, Tyrrell broke into Balmain's first-grade side in 1950 and the following year made his interstate debut for NSW as a second-rower. He represented Australia against New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1952 and subsequently won a place on the squad for the 1952–53 tour of Great Britain, where he replaced Ferris Ashton in the side for the 2nd Test at Manchester's Station Road.[1] After captaining Balmain for much of the 1953 NSWRFL season, Tyrrell's career was stalled by a serious knee ligament injury.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Careers Of Players". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 July 1952. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Balmain forwards are young, fast and husky". Daily Advertiser. 23 July 1953. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Tyrrell Out For League Season". The Sun-Herald. 7 March 1954. p. 41 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
edit- Tom Tyrrell at Rugby League Project