Edgar Newham
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Edgar Newham was a rugby league
footballer for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, New South Wales
and for the Australian national side.
He played two Tests for the Australian national side and holds the Bulldogs' standing record for most tries in a match (five in 1942).
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 for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, New South Wales
New South Wales Rugby League team
The New South Wales rugby league team has represented the Australian state of New South Wales in rugby league football since the sport's beginnings there in 1907. Administered by the New South Wales Rugby League, the team competes in the annual State of Origin series against arch-rivals, the...
and for the Australian national side.
He played two Tests for the Australian national side and holds the Bulldogs' standing record for most tries in a match (five in 1942).