Neil Betts

Neil Betts
Birth name Terence Neil Betts
Date of birth (1926-04-13)13 April 1926
Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date of death 4 February 2017(2017-02-04) (aged 90)
Place of death Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
School St Laurence's College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1948–58
1948–56
Souths
Queensland
174
46
174
46
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1949–54 Australia 7 7

Terence Neil "Tiny" Betts OAM (13 April 1926 – 4 February 2017) was an Australian rugby union player who played for Queensland and the national team.[1]

He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2009, for service to rugby union football as a player, administrator and coach.[2]

References

  1. "Vale Classic Wallaby Neil Betts". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  2. "BETTS, Terence Neil". It's an Honour. Australian Government. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
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