Hugh Byrne (rugby league) explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hugh Byrne – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project. Rugby League Project.
  2. Web site: Men's Honour Roll. Sydney Roosters. 11 March 2019. 27 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090103/https://www.roosters.com.au/about/past-players/. dead.
  3. Web site: South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report – Hugh Byrne. ssralmanac.com.
  4. Death Notice, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 December 1983