Hugh Byrne | |
Fullname: | Hubert Patrick Byrne |
Birth Date: | 28 April 1904 |
Birth Place: | Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia |
Death Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Club1: | Eastern Suburbs |
Year1start: | 1925 |
Year1end: | 30 |
Appearances1: | 56 |
Tries1: | 27 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
Points1: | 85 |
Club2: | South Sydney |
Year2start: | 1932 |
Year2end: | 33 |
Appearances2: | 8 |
Tries2: | 5 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
Points2: | 15 |
Source: | [1] |
Hugh "Jazzer" Byrne (1904–1983) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s.
Born on 28 April 1904 at Woollahra, New South Wales, Byrne became a large, striding winger. Byrne played for Eastern Suburbs (1925–1928 and 1930) and South Sydney (1932–33).[2] [3]
In 1928 Byrne was selected to represent Australia in a test match against England.
Byrne died on 22 December 1983, aged 79.[4]