Noel Hazzard (19 June 1924 – 19 July 1986) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. An Australian international and Queensland interstate representative three-quarter back, he played his club football in Bundaberg and Roma.[2]
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| Full name | Gordon Noel Hazzard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 June 1924 Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 July 1986 (aged 62) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 14 st (89 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hazzard captained a 'Natives' team in Queensland during the 1940s, suffering a broken collarbone in 1948.[3] In 1951 Hazzard was first selected to represent Australia, becoming Kangaroo number 284.[4] Hazzard was selected to go on the 1952-53 Kangaroo tour. He played in 23 games, including an appearance at centre for Australia in the first test at Leeds.[5]
Hazzard was selected to play for Australia from Roma Wattles against Great Britain in 1957.[6]
In 2008, rugby league in Australia's centenary year, Hazzard was named at centre in the Bundaberg Rugby League's team of the century.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Third Test Tactics". The Morning Bulletin. 21 July 1951. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ "Queensland Representative Players". qrl.com.au. Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 1 December 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ sportingpulse.com. "1947-1960". Club History. Past Brothers RLFC. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ australianrugbyleague.com.au. "Player Register". Kangaroos. Australian Rugby League. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
- ^ "Hazzard uses weight". The Courier Mail. 11 October 1952. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "History". Roma & District Rugby League. sportingpulse.com. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "BRL Team of the Century named". sportingpulse.com. Bundaberg Rugby League Ltd. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
External links
edit- Noel Hazzard - Career Stats & Summary at rugbyleagueproject.org