Noel Hazzard | |
Fullname: | Gordon Noel Hazzard |
Birth Date: | 19 June 1924 |
Birth Place: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia |
Weight: | 14st[1] |
Retired: | yes |
Club1: | Natives (Bundaberg) |
Club2: | Dalby |
Club3: | Wattles (Roma) |
Teama: | Queensland |
Yearastart: | 1946 |
Yearaend: | 54 |
Appearancesa: | 12 |
Teamb: | Australia |
Yearbstart: | 1951 |
Yearbend: | 54 |
Appearancesb: | 13 |
Triesb: | 2 |
Goalsb: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
Pointsb: | 6 |
Noel Hazzard (19 June 1924 – 19 July 1986) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. An Australian international and Queensland interstate representative three-quarter back, he played his club football in Bundaberg and Roma.[2]
Hazzard captained a 'Natives' team in Queensland during the 1940s, suffering a broken collarbone in 1948.[3] In 1951 Hazzard was first selected to represent Australia, becoming Kangaroo number 284.[4] Hazzard was selected to go on the 1952-53 Kangaroo tour. He played in 23 games, including an appearance at centre for Australia in the first test at Leeds.[5]
Hazzard was selected to play for Australia from Roma Wattles against Great Britain in 1957.[6]
In 2008, rugby league in Australia's centenary year, Hazzard was named at centre in the Bundaberg Rugby League's team of the century.[7]