William van Rugge

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William van Rugge
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Christian van Rugge
Born(1921-05-04)4 May 1921
Petersham, New South Wales, Australia
Died5 July 1997(1997-07-05) (aged 76)
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1942 Newtown 10000
Source: [1]

William Christian van Rugge (1921-1997) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s.

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Playing career

A Newtown junior, Bill van Rugge's career was cut short by war service in the Australian Army during World War II. [2] In 1944 Van Rugge played for a combined-Brisbane team v's Ipswich [3] in the Bulimba Cup before war service in New Guinea later that year. By war's end, his rugby league career was over. [4]

Death

Van Rugge died on 5 July 1997 in Newcastle, New South Wales aged 76. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "W Van Rugge - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  2. ↑ WW2 Nominal Roll 'Bill Van Rugge' http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=290177
  3. ↑ Sydney SUN. 17/5/1944 "Bill Van Rugge" article: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/231700453?searchTerm=%22van%20rugge%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=194
  4. ↑ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN   1875169571
  5. ↑ Newcastle Herald - Death notice 5/7/1997
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