Raymond Thomas Love (born 1934) is an Australian former rugby league and rugby union player.

Ray Love
Full nameRaymond Thomas Love
Date of birth1934 (age 89–90)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Halfback
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1953–57 Drummoyne ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1954 New South Wales 1 (0)
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionHalfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1958–64 North Sydney 61 15 0 0 45

Love is the son of New South Wales representative rugby league winger Jimmy Love, who played for Balmain.[1]

Raised in Sydney, Love attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview, and gained Combined G.P.S. selection as a rugby union player. He competed in rugby union for Drummoyne after school and in 1954 earned state representative honours at halfback against Queensland.[2] In 1955, Love won the Fairfax Cup as Sydney rugby union's best and fairest.[3]

Love switched to rugby league in 1958 and had seven seasons as a first-grade halfback with North Sydney.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Kann, E. W. (29 July 1954). "Son star in Union". The Sun. p. 49 – via Trove.
  2. ^ Hawkins, Max (28 July 1954). "New Union back has famous dad". Brisbane Telegraph. p. 34 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Love Wins By A Point". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 2728. 21 August 1955. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Clarkson, Alan (3 March 1958). "R.U. Half Ray Love To Play In League". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. 127, no. 37, 504. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
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