Lee Rose (rugby league)
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Lee Rose was a rugby league
footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League
(NSWRL) - The major rugby league competition in Australia.
Rose played in the seasons 1946-48, the centre
made 28 appearances for his club side Eastern Suburbs
. In the 1947 season Rose was Eastern Suburbs leading try
soccer.
His only representative appearance was for Sydney in 1947.
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) - The major rugby league competition in Australia.
Rose played in the seasons 1946-48, the centre
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"....
made 28 appearances for his club side 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 the 1947 season Rose was Eastern Suburbs leading try
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...
soccer.
His only representative appearance was for Sydney in 1947.
Sources
- Whiticker, Alan Alan 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