Harry Hamalainen Explained

Harry Hamalainen
Birth Name:Harold Arvit Hamalainen
Birth Date:20 June 1903
Birth Place:Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Rl Amateuryears10:1925–26
Rl Amateurclubs10:Brisbane Firsts
Rl Amateurapps10:3
Rl Amateurpoints10:0
Ru Position:Lock
Repyears1:1929
Repteam1:Australia
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:0

Harold Arvit Hamalainen[1] (20 June 1903 – 20 May 1975)[2] [3] was an Australian international rugby union player. Hamalainen played as a lock and claimed a total of three international rugby caps for Australia. He also achieved success in rugby league at an amateur level, representing Brisbane Firsts in 1925–26.

Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Hamalainen was of Finnish descent and a truck driver by profession. During World War II, he enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF) in 1940, before being discharged in 1943.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harold Arvit Hamalainen. Classic Wallabies. 24 December 2022.
  2. Web site: Harold Hamalainen. Rugby League Project. 24 December 2022.
  3. Web site: Harry Hamalainen. ESPN Scrum. 12 July 2010.