Elton Rasmussen
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Elton Rasmussen was an Australia
n rugby league
footballer of the 1950s and 60s. He was a second-row forward with the St. George Dragons
during the second-half of their 11 year consecutive premiership winning run from 1956 to 1966. He was a representative in the Australian national team from 1959 to 1962 and from 1967 to 1968.
Rasmussen was playing for Toowoomba when first selected for Queensland in 1959. He was picked on the 1959-60 Kangaroo tour
and made his Test debut in that Ashes
series against Great Britain
. He played in two Tests and fifteen minor matches on tour. Later in 1960 he played in all three Tests of the domestic series against France
.
He relocated to New South Wales and joined St George in 1962. He played 122 games for St George till 1968 and played in five successive winning Grand finals from 1962 to 1966, the first at lock and the rest in the second-row.
He represented again for Australia in 1962 against Great Britain, made a second Kangaroo tour
in 1967 playing in all six Tests and twelve minor touring matches. His final national appearances were in the 1968 World Cup
where he appeared in one pool match and in Australia's victory in the final over France.
He captain-coached Brisbane Souths in 1969 and again earned Queensland representative honours in that year.
He died in 1978 from at heart attack at Greenmount near Toowoomba, Queensland
.
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 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. He was a second-row forward with the St. George Dragons
St. George Dragons
The St George Dragons was an Australian Rugby league football club in St George, Sydney, New South Wales that played in Australia's top-level Rugby league competition from New South Wales Rugby Football League in 1921 until 1998; in 1999 they formed a joint venture with the Illawarra Steelers,...
during the second-half of their 11 year consecutive premiership winning run from 1956 to 1966. He was a representative in the Australian national team from 1959 to 1962 and from 1967 to 1968.
Rasmussen was playing for Toowoomba when first selected for Queensland in 1959. He was picked on the 1959-60 Kangaroo tour
Kangaroo Tour
Kangaroo Tour is the name given to Australian national rugby league team tours of Great Britain and France. The first Kangaroo Tour was in 1908. Traditionally, Kangaroo Tours took place every four years and involved a three-Test Ashes series against Great Britain and a number of tour matches...
and made his Test debut in that Ashes
Rugby League Ashes
The Ashes is the name given to the trophy awarded to the winner of a best-of-three series of rugby league football test series between Great Britain and Australia...
series against Great Britain
Great Britain national rugby league team
The Great Britain national rugby league team represents the United Kingdom in rugby league football. Administered by the Rugby Football League , the team is nicknamed "The Lions" or "Great Britain Lions"....
. He played in two Tests and fifteen minor matches on tour. Later in 1960 he played in all three Tests of the domestic series against France
France national rugby league team
The France national rugby league team represent France in international rugby league tournaments. They are also sometimes referred to as "Les Tricolores" or more commonly "Les Chanticleers"...
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He relocated to New South Wales and joined St George in 1962. He played 122 games for St George till 1968 and played in five successive winning Grand finals from 1962 to 1966, the first at lock and the rest in the second-row.
He represented again for Australia in 1962 against Great Britain, made a second Kangaroo tour
Kangaroo Tour
Kangaroo Tour is the name given to Australian national rugby league team tours of Great Britain and France. The first Kangaroo Tour was in 1908. Traditionally, Kangaroo Tours took place every four years and involved a three-Test Ashes series against Great Britain and a number of tour matches...
in 1967 playing in all six Tests and twelve minor touring matches. His final national appearances were in the 1968 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...
where he appeared in one pool match and in Australia's victory in the final over France.
He captain-coached Brisbane Souths in 1969 and again earned Queensland representative honours in that year.
He died in 1978 from at heart attack at Greenmount near Toowoomba, Queensland
Toowoomba, Queensland
Toowoomba is a city in Southern Queensland, Australia. It is located west of Queensland's capital city, Brisbane. With an estimated district population of 128,600, Toowoomba is Australia's second largest inland city and its largest non-capital inland city...
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Sources
- Writer, Larry (1995) Never Before, Never Again, Pan MacMillan, Sydney
- Whiticker, AlanAlan WhitickerAlan J. Whiticker is an Australian non-fiction author with currently over 30 published books.Whiticker writes primarily on matters pertaining to the history of the sport of rugby league in Australia, but has also published works on subjects as diverse as the Wanda Beach Murders and an adaptation...
& Hudson, Glen (2006) The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney - Queensland Representatives at qrl.com.au