Dave Ross (rugby league)

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Dave Ross
Personal information
Full nameDavid Eric Ross
Born(1917-10-29)29 October 1917
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died25 April 1998(1998-04-25) (aged 80)
Kingsgrove, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1938–40 St. George 52006
1942 South Sydney 20000
1945 St. George 102006
Total1740012
Source: [1]

Dave Ross (1917-1998) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. [2]

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Playing career

Ross came to the St. George Dragons via the Arncliffe juniors and was graded in 1937. Ross played in the victorious St. George Reserve Grade grand final team of 1938, scoring a try in the match. [3]

Ross went on to play 99 games for the Saints in all grades although World War II disrupted his career. [4] Due to residential army rules in 1942, Ross was forced to play a few games with South Sydney Rabbitohs during 1942 and later, he starred in many Army Rugby League teams during 1943–1944. He returned to St. George in 1945 where he finished his long career. [5]

Death

Ross died on 25 April 1998 in Kingsgrove, New South Wales. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dave Ross - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. ↑ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN   1875169571
  3. ↑ Sydney Morning Herald "St.George Reserve Grade Premiership" 12/9/1938 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17517868?searchTerm=%22d.ross%22%20%22st.george%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=193%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1938%7C%7C%7Cl-month=9
  4. ↑ WW2 Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=334721%5B%5D
  5. ↑ St.George Call (Kogarah) 5/4/1946 "Dave Ross retirement reference" https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/233605702?searchTerm=%22dave%20ross%22%20st.george&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=194%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1946%7C%7C%7Cl-month=4
  6. ↑ Sydney Morning Herald - Death Notice: DAVID ERIC ROSS 28/4/1998


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