Tom Butterfield Explained

Tommy Butterfield
Birth Date:1988 4, df=y
Birth Place:Alotau, Papua New Guinea
Height(M):1.75
Weight:78kg (172lb)
Position:Hooker
Year1start:2021
Appearances1:2
Tries1:0
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:0
Yearastart:2007
Yearbstart:2009
Yearbend:18
Appearancesb:2
Triesb:0
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:0
Yearcstart:2015
Appearancesc:1
Triesc:0
Goalsc:0
Fieldgoalsc:0
Pointsc:0
Source:[1]
Updated:6 January 2024

Tommy Butterfield (born 1988) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who played for the PNG Hunters and Brisbane Tigers as a in the Queensland Cup .He is a Papua New Guinea international and was previously contracted to the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League.

Early years

Butterfield attended Redcliffe State High School and the University of the Sunshine Coast.

Playing career

Butterfield was a Redcliffe Dolphins junior and played for the Easts Tigers in the Queensland Cup.

In 2012 he was approached by Whitehaven but the club failed to get Rugby Football League approval.[2]

Representative career

Butterfield toured Europe with Papua New Guinea in 2007.[3] He was named in the Papua New Guinea training squad for the 2008 World Cup, but did not make the final squad.[4]

In 2009 he played for PNG against Australia's Prime Minister's XIII.[3]

In 2010 he played for Australian Universities Rugby League when they toured England and France.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/tom-butterfield/summary.html Rugby League Project
  2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/17126259 Whitehaven sign PNG's Glen Nami and Jesse Joe Parker
  3. http://redcliffe-and-bayside-herald.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/butterfield-dons-png-colours/ Butterfield dons PNG colours
  4. Web site: PNG name preliminary squad. RLWC.com. 2008-08-01. 2008-08-06.
  5. http://www.usc.edu.au/university/news-and-events/news-archive/2010/Butterfield-among-cream-of-crop-in-league.htm Butterfield among cream of crop in league