Reginald Cox Farnell (1891–1972) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1910s and 1920s.
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Full name | Reginald Cox Farnell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 26 March 1891 Randwick, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 11 July 1972 Tweed Heads, New South Wales | (aged 81)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop, Second-row, Hooker, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 13 February 2019 |
Playing career
editFarnell 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
edit- ^ "Reg Farnell - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
- ^ "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters.
- ^ North Sydney Bears (7 February 2018). "Happy 110th Birthday North Sydney". North Sydney Bears. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 13/7/1972