Dud Beattie is an Australian former 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...

 footballer of the 1950s and 60s. An Australian international and Queensland representative prop forward, he played in Ipswich, Queensland

Ipswich, Queensland

Ipswich is a city in South-East Queensland, Australia. Situated along the Bremer River Valley approximately 40 kilometres away from the state's capital Brisbane. The suburb by the same name forms the city's Central Business District and administrative centre...

 for the Railways club.

Beattie along with Noel Kelly

Noel Kelly

Noel Kelly is an Irish art curator, critic, and art management specialist working in contemporary visual art.In 2004, Kelly curated the NSK Dublin Event 2004...

 and Gary Parcell, helped Ipswich dominate the Bulimba Cup and all three were selected for the Australian national side's front row. In 1959 Beattie was selected to make his international debut for Australia, becoming Kangaroo No. 338. Beattie went on the 1959-60 Kangaroo tour, represented Australia at the 1960 World Cup, and went on the 1961 tour of New Zealand. His last international was in 1962. He retired with thirteen Test

Test match (rugby league)

A Test match in rugby league football is a representative match between teams representing members of the Rugby League International Federation.The definition of a Test match differs from that of an international match...

 caps and three World Cup

Rugby League World Cup

The Rugby League World Cup is an international rugby league competition contested by members of the Rugby League International Federation . It has been held nearly once every 4 years on average since its inaugural tournament in France in 1954...

 appearances.

Beattie later worked as a selector during the 1980s for the Australian national team and for the Ipswich Jets

Ipswich Jets

The Ipswich Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Ipswich, Queensland.Their name comes from nearby RAAF Base Amberley, one of the largest airbases in Australia. The Jets compete in the Queensland Cup competition...

on the coaching and administration staff.

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