Brett Papworth
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Brett Papworth
Brett Papworth (born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
, played first grade rugby league
for the Eastern Suburbs Roosters
in the New South Wales Rugby League
competition. He had formerly been an Australian rugby union
international. His position of choice was usually at centre.
Papworth commenced his rugby
career with rugby union side Eastwood in the New South Wales competition and proceeded to make a total of fifteen test appearances for the Australian Wallabies
side between 1985 and 1987 prior to switching to rugby league the following year.
Papworth elected to sign for the Eastern Suburbs
side at the commencement of the 1988 season but his progress was hampered with a series of injuries. Over the next five years in rugby league Papworth's considerable talents were rarely on show; successive breaks to his jaw, shoulders and knees limited his game time to but five appearances. At the conclusion of the 1991 season Papworth announced his decision to retire.
Papworth is now a player agent
for both league and union. He is also a commentator
for the Shute Shield
on ABC Television
and occasionally for the Super 14
rugby union competition on Fox Sports (Australia)
.
Brett Papworth (born in Sydney, New South Wales, 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...
, played first grade rugby league
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...
for the Eastern Suburbs Roosters
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...
in 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...
competition. He had formerly been an Australian rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
international. His position of choice was usually at centre.
Papworth commenced his rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
career with rugby union side Eastwood in the New South Wales competition and proceeded to make a total of fifteen test appearances for the Australian Wallabies
Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
side between 1985 and 1987 prior to switching to rugby league the following year.
Papworth elected to sign 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...
side at the commencement of the 1988 season but his progress was hampered with a series of injuries. Over the next five years in rugby league Papworth's considerable talents were rarely on show; successive breaks to his jaw, shoulders and knees limited his game time to but five appearances. At the conclusion of the 1991 season Papworth announced his decision to retire.
Papworth is now a player agent
Sports agent
A sports agent procures and negotiates employment and endorsement contracts for an athlete.In return, the sports agent generally receives between 4 and 10% of the athlete's playing contract, and 10 to 20% of the athlete's endorsement contract, though these figures vary...
for both league and union. He is also a commentator
Sportscaster
In sports broadcasting, a commentator gives a running commentary of a game or event in real time, usually during a live broadcast. The comments are normally a voiceover, with the sounds of the action and spectators also heard in the background. In the case of television commentary, the commentator...
for the Shute Shield
Shute Shield
The Shute Shield is a rugby union competition in Sydney, New South Wales. It is the premier grade rugby trophy in NSW rugby. The Shute Shield is awarded at the end of the Sydney Club Rugby season to the team that wins the Grand Final...
on ABC Television
ABC Television
ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956. As a public broadcasting broadcaster, the ABC provides four non-commercial channels within Australia, and a partially advertising-funded satellite channel overseas....
and occasionally for the Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
rugby union competition on Fox Sports (Australia)
Fox Sports (Australia)
Fox Sports is an Australia group of sports channels. They are owned by the Premier Media Group, which is in turn owned by News Corporation, and Consolidated Media Holdings. Its main competitors are ESPN, which has little local content and the free-to-air digital channel One HD...
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Point scoring summary
| Games | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | 82 | 43 | - | 422 |
Matches played
| Team | Matches | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 5 | 1988 & 1990 - 1991 |