Ron Griffiths (rugby league)
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| Full name | Ronald Ean Griffiths | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 August 1924 Mackay, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 January 1970 (aged 45) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ronald Ean Griffiths (25 August 1924 – 15 January 1970)[1] was an Australian rugby league footballer.
Griffith, a hooker, learned his rugby league in Mackay and after a brief period in Rockhampton moved to Ipswich in 1947 to work as a fitter for Ipswich Railway. He earned representative honours for Ipswich in the Bulimba Cup, during a spell with local side CYMS, and made his debut for Queensland in 1949.[2]
While in Ipswich, Griffith gained a national team call up for their 1949 tour of New Zealand. He served as an understudy to Kevin Schubert and featured in three non international fixtures.[3]
Griffiths was captain–coach of Lockyer in 1952 and the following year joined Cairns club Ivanhoe as coach.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Ron Griffiths". Rugby League Project.
- ↑ "International". Queensland Times. 1 August 1949. p. 5 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ The Rugby League News, vol. 30, N.S.W. Rugby Football League, 10 September 1949, p. 19, nla.obj-628022985 – via Trove
- ↑ "Ron Griffiths For Cairns". Queensland Times. 30 January 1953. p. 4 – via National Library of Australia.