Ned Andrews (rugby league)

Neville Thomas Marchese "Ned" Andrews OAM (6 April 1922 – 2 January 2012) was an Australian international rugby league player and trade unionist.[1]

Ned Andrews
Personal information
Full nameNeville Thomas Marchese Andrews
Born(1922-04-06)6 April 1922
Maitland, NSW, Australia
Died2 January 2012(2012-01-02) (aged 89)
Merewether, NSW, Australia
Playing information
PositionCentre / Five-eighth
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1948 New South Wales 4 2 0 0 6
1950 Queensland 1 0 0 0 0
1950 Australia 1 0 0 0 0

Raised in Newcastle, Andrews left school aged 14 and served with the AIF in New Guinea during World War II.[2]

Andrews started his rugby league career with South Newcastle and earned New South Wales representative honours in 1948.[3] He also toured Queensland with a Newcastle representative team that year and impressed Mackay club officials, who recruited him as captain-coach.[4] In 1950, Andrews was a centre for Australia in the 2nd Test against Great Britain in Brisbane and played well until pulling a leg muscle late in the first half.[5]

A State Dockyard Union worker, Andrews was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 1983 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to "industry and to trade unionism".[6]

References

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  1. ^ Rigney, Sam (11 February 2012). "Obituary: Neville 'Ned' Andrews". Newcastle Herald.
  2. ^ "State Dockyard Unions - Interview with Neville (Ned) Thomas Andrews O.A.M - 15 September 1987". Living Histories.
  3. ^ White, Greg (14 January 2012). "Full-time for Coffs league legend". The Daily Telegraph.
  4. ^ "Local Man Makes Top". Daily Mercury. 26 June 1950. p. 4 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Andrews aiming at Ayr game". Daily Mercury. 3 July 1950. p. 4 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Tributes for league legend Neville Andrews". ABC News. 4 January 2012.
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