Clive Bernard Churchill AM was an Australian professional rugby league footballer and coach in the mid-20th century. An Australian international and New South Wales and Queensland interstate representative fullback, he played the majority of his club football with and later coached the South Sydney Rabbitohs. He won five premierships with the club as a player and three more as coach. Retiring as the most capped Australian Kangaroos player ever, Churchill is thus considered one of the game's greatest ever players and the prestigious Clive Churchill Medal for man-of-the-match in the NRL grand final bears his name. Churchill's attacking flair as a player is credited with having changed the role of the fullback.
The history of the South Sydney Rabbitohs rugby league football club stretches back to the pre-schism (1908) days of rugby football in Australia to the present. The club's history is one of the longest of any Australian rugby league club and they are one of the National Rugby League's last two extant foundation clubs along with the Sydney Roosters.
Benny Wearing was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s. An Australian international and New South Wales representative three-quarter, he played his club football in the NSWRFL Premiership for the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Wearing was the third player in Australian rugby league history to score 100 premiership tries.
Alfred Lewis "Smacker" Blair (1896–1944) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach whose playing career ran from 1917 to 1930 with the South Sydney Rabbitohs. A skillful five-eighth he made a single appearance for the Australian national team in 1924.
The 1929 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the 22nd season of Sydney's top-level rugby league football competition, Australia's first. During the season, which lasted from April until September, nine teams from across Sydney contested the premiership, culminating in a South Sydney's win over Newtown in the final.
The 1926 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the nineteenth season of Sydney’s top-level rugby league club competition, Australia’s first. Nine teams from across the city contested during the season, which culminated in South Sydney’s victory over Sydney University in the premiership final.
Henry James "Harry" Kadwell was an Australian professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s. An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative fullback who later moved to the-halves, he played his club football for South Sydney with whom he won the 1927 and 1928 NSWRFL premierships, and later St. George whom he captain-coached to the 1933 grand final.
Michael "Madge" Maguire is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is the Head coach of the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL). He is also the Head Coach of the New Zealand national rugby league team. He was previously the head coach for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League (NRL). After a playing career spent mostly at the Canberra Raiders, with a brief stint with the Adelaide Rams, he became assistant coach of Melbourne Storm under Craig Bellamy and in 2009 became a head coach in the Super League with English club the Wigan Warriors.
John 'Jack' Why (1903-1944) was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s. A New South Wales state and Australian national representative three-quarter back, he played in the NSWRFL Premiership for the South Sydney club, winning the 1928, 1929, 1931 and 1932 titles with them. He was the brother of fellow South Sydney footballers, Oliver Why and Alby Why.
David 'Dave' Watson (1900–1982) was an Australian rugby league player from the 1920s. He was a multi premiership winner with South Sydney Rabbitohs, and later a coach of the club.
Alfred William 'Alf' O'Connor (1900-1970) was an Australian rugby league player from the 1920s, a state and national representative second-rower who won three NSWRFL premierships with the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
Francis Arthur 'Frank' O'Connor (1906-1964) was an Australian rugby league player from the 1920s and 1930s, who represented his state and country and was a triple premiership winner with the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
Charlie Lynch (1891-1968) was a multi-premiership-winning Australian rugby league coach of the 1920s-1940s.
Reg Williams was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1920s. He won 3 premierships with the South Sydney Rabbitohs as a winger.
Pat Maher nicknamed "Paddy" was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s. He played for South Sydney as a centre.
Jim Deeley was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s. He played for Glebe and South Sydney.
Albert Spillane was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s. He played for South Sydney as a fullback during the clubs first golden era.
Jack Morrison (1905-1994) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s for South Sydney and Canterbury-Bankstown. Morrison was a foundation player for Canterbury-Bankstown and the clubs first captain.
Jim Breen was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played for South Sydney in the NSWRL competition during the clubs first golden era where Souths won 7 premierships in 8 seasons.
