Rick Powell (1960–2020) was an Australian rugby league footballer from the 1980s.
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Full name | Frederick William Powell | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1961 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 26 May 2020 (Age 59) Sydney | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Whiticker/Hudson |
Rick was graded from the victorious St.George President's Cup team from 1981, and played some of his junior footy at Bexley-Kingsgrove & Renown junior league. Powell started his grade career in 1982 and went on to represent St. George Dragons in First Grade on 8 occasions between 1982 and 1986 before retiring. He was a regular Reserve Grade player at Saints, and he played in the 1985 Reserve Grade victorious premiership team. He is remembered as a big-hearted prop-forward during the Roy Masters era.[1]
Rick Powell died on 26 May 2020.
References
edit- ^ The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (ISBN 1 875169571)