Jack Troy
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Jack Troy was an Australia
n rugby league
footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League
(NSWRL)- Australia's major rugby league competition. He also represented Australia internationally and New South Wales against Queensland.
The son of a jockey
, Troy was a former professional runner, who after missing Olympic selection began his rugby league career with the Newtown
club in 1949 where he played 4 seasons. In just 34 appearances for Newtown, the winger
, scored 37 tries
. He holds the Newtown club record for the most tries in a match, scoring 6 against Eastern Suburbs
in 1950. That season he was selected to represent Australia in the first Australian test side to win the ashes in 30 years.
In 1953 Troy joined the Eastern Suburbs club, but he only played in 3 matches after a constant leg injury forced his retirement. Troy is rocognised as the Tricolours
415th player.
In his later years Troy took on selection role at the St George club.
Troy died in 1995.
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 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...
(NSWRL)- Australia's major rugby league competition. He also represented Australia internationally and New South Wales against Queensland.
The son of a jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
, Troy was a former professional runner, who after missing Olympic selection began his rugby league career with the Newtown
Newtown Jets
The Newtown Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Newtown, a suburb of Sydney's inner west. They currently compete in the NSWRL Premier League competition, having left the top grade after the 1983 NSWRFL season...
club in 1949 where he played 4 seasons. In just 34 appearances for Newtown, the winger
Rugby league positions
A rugby league football team consists of thirteen players on the field, with four substitutes on the bench. Players are divided into two general categories: "forwards" and "backs"....
, scored 37 tries
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...
. He holds the Newtown club record for the most tries in a match, scoring 6 against 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...
in 1950. That season he was selected to represent Australia in the first Australian test side to win the ashes in 30 years.
In 1953 Troy joined the Eastern Suburbs club, but he only played in 3 matches after a constant leg injury forced his retirement. Troy is rocognised as the Tricolours
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...
415th player.
In his later years Troy took on selection role at the St George club.
Troy died in 1995.