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| Full name | Hubert Patrick Byrne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 April 1904 Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 December 1983 (aged 79) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hugh "Jazzer" Byrne (1904–1983) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s.
Born on 28 April 1904 at Woollahra, New South Wales, Byrne became a large, striding winger. Byrne played for Eastern Suburbs (1925–1928 and 1930) and South Sydney (1932–33).[2][3]
In 1928 Byrne was selected to represent Australia in a test match against England.
Byrne died on 22 December 1983, aged 79.[4]
References
- ↑ "Hugh Byrne – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
- ↑ "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ↑ "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report – Hugh Byrne". ssralmanac.com.
- ↑ Death Notice , Sydney Morning Herald, 26 December 1983
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