George Beadle (rugby league)

George Beadle

Personal information
Full name	George William Beadle
Born	17 March 1914 Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England
Died	1 July 1944(1944-07-01) (aged 30) Huntly, New Zealand
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P United Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P South Auckland 1939 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

George William Beadle ^[2] was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.

Playing career

Beadle represented South Auckland and was selected for the 1939-40 New Zealand tour of Great Britain. The touring party had arrived in Britain and played in several tour games before the outbreak of World War II meant the tour was abandoned without any test matches being played.^{[ citation needed ]}

Death

Beadle was killed in a mining accident in Huntly on 1 July 1944, aged 30. He was crushed by a fall of coal. All the rugby league matches played by his United club area were cancelled as a mark of respect. ^[3]

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. BEADLE, George William - 1939 Archived 2012-05-01 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
3. "Two Competitions/Senior League Teams/Suggestion At Meeting". Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 154. 1 July 1944. p. 7. Retrieved 14 October 2022.