Bill Brew
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William ‘Billy’ Brew was a rugby league
player in the Australia
n competition the New South Wales Rugby League
(NSWRL) in the years 1940 and 1941.
Brew, a center, played in 12 matches for the Eastern Suburbs
club. In 1940 Brew was the replacement for an injured Dave Brown in that years final series. In the premiership decider the promising young centre was a try
scorer and played a prominent role
in capturing Easts
there 8th title.
Brew later died of meningitis, an illness he contracted while serving in the army.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player in the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n competition the New South Wales Rugby League
New South Wales Rugby League
The New South Wales Rugby League is the governing body of rugby league in New South Wales and is a member of the Australian Rugby League. It was formed in Sydney on 8 August 1907 and was known as the New South Wales Rugby Football League until 1984 when forward thinking marketing managers decided...
(NSWRL) in the years 1940 and 1941.
Brew, a center, played in 12 matches for the Eastern Suburbs
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
club. In 1940 Brew was the replacement for an injured Dave Brown in that years final series. In the premiership decider the promising young centre was a try
Try
A try is the major way of scoring points in rugby league and rugby union football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area...
scorer and played a prominent role
in capturing Easts
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
there 8th title.
Brew later died of meningitis, an illness he contracted while serving in the army.