George Jardine (rugby league)

George Jardine
Personal information
Full name George Jardine
Born 8 Nov 1926
Helensburgh NSW  Australia
Died 29 May 2015
Jannali NSW
Playing information
Position Prop forward

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1947–52 St George Illawarra Dragons 60 9 1 0 27

George Jardine (born 1926 - 29 May 2015 [1]) was an Australian rugby league player of the 1940s and 1950s who played in the New South Wales premiership competition and won a premiership with the St George Dragons in 1949.

Career

A Wollongong, New South Wales junior, Jardine played five season for the St George Dragons between 1947-1950 and 1952. He became a premiership winner when he played at lock-forward in 1949 Grand Final win over South Sydney Rabbitohs.[2] After playing 70 grade games for St George, George Jardine returned to the Illawarra league in 1953 joining the Northern Suburbs Wollongong club.[3] He also had a long association with the Helensburgh Tigers rugby league football club.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://dragons.com.au/news/2015/05/31/vale_george_jardine.html (Vale: George Jardine) 31 May 2015
  2. 1 2 Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995 ( ISBN 1875169571)
  3. ↑ South Coast Times: "George Jardine Returns to Northern Suburbs". (article) 26/06/1952


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