Gary Hambly

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Gary Hambly
Personal information
Born (1956-04-18) 18 April 1956 (age 67)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1979–83 South Sydney 8870023
1983–?? York
Total8870023
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1980 New South Wales 10000
Source: [1] [2]

Gary Hambly (born 18 April 1956 [3] ) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. He primarily played in the front row.

A Mascot junior, Hambly was selected to represent New South Wales in the front row for the inaugural State of Origin contest in 1980.

In late 1983, Hambly joined English club York for a season and later played for the Wagga Magpies in the Country Rugby League competition.

Hambly is the cousin of former test forward, Brian Hambly. [4]

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References

  1. Rugby League Project
  2. NRL Stats [ permanent dead link ]
  3. Gary Lester, ed. (1983). The Sun Book of Rugby League – 1983. Sydney, New South Wales: John Fairfax Marketing. p. 78. ISBN   0-909558-83-3.
  4. Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. p. 216. ISBN   978-1-877082-93-1.