Reginald Cox Farnell (1891–1972) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1910s and 1920s.

Reg Farnell
Personal information
Full nameReginald Cox Farnell
Born26 March 1891
Randwick, New South Wales
Died11 July 1972(1972-07-11) (aged 81)
Tweed Heads, New South Wales
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row, Hooker, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1915–18 North Sydney 41 3 7 0 23
1919 Eastern Suburbs 13 2 0 0 6
1922–23 North Sydney 22 2 0 0 6
Total 76 7 7 0 35
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1919 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 13 February 2019

Playing career

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Farnell was a premiership winning rugby league player for North Sydney. Farnell played six seasons with North Sydney between 1915-1918 and 1922-1923.

He also played one season for Eastern Suburbs in 1919. Farnell played prop forward in the victorious North Sydney team that won the 1922 Grand Final, and also made one appearance for New South Wales in 1919.[2][3][4]

Farrell died at Tweed Heads, New South Wales on 11 July 1972, aged 81.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Reg Farnell - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
  3. ^ "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters.
  4. ^ North Sydney Bears (7 February 2018). "Happy 110th Birthday North Sydney". North Sydney Bears. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  5. ^ Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 13/7/1972