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| Full name | Sydney John Hobson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 July 1917 Wallsend, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 21 March 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sydney John Hobson (born 3 July 1917) was an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for Eastern Suburbs in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.
Described as a 'tough as teak' second-row, Hobson played for the Eastern Suburbs club from 1944 to 1949 in Australia's major rugby league competition – the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL). Hobson was a member of Easts' 1945 premiership winning side. [2]
Hobson also played for the rural New South Wales town of Young, the 'Cherry Pickers'.
In 1946, Hobson represented his state after having been named as a reserve for New South Wales on three previous occasions.
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