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Full name | William Christian van Rugge | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Petersham, New South Wales, Australia | 4 May 1921|||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 5 July 1997 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 76)|||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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William Christian van Rugge (1921-1997) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s.
A Newtown junior, Bill van Rugge's career was cut short by war service in the Australian Army during World War II. [2] In 1944 Van Rugge played for a combined-Brisbane team v's Ipswich [3] in the Bulimba Cup before war service in New Guinea later that year. By war's end, his rugby league career was over. [4]
Van Rugge died on 5 July 1997 in Newcastle, New South Wales aged 76. [5]
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | William Christian van Rugge | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Petersham, New South Wales, Australia | 4 May 1921|||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 5 July 1997 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 76)|||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
[1] |
William Christian van Rugge (1921-1997) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s.
A Newtown junior, Bill van Rugge's career was cut short by war service in the Australian Army during World War II. [2] In 1944 Van Rugge played for a combined-Brisbane team v's Ipswich [3] in the Bulimba Cup before war service in New Guinea later that year. By war's end, his rugby league career was over. [4]
Van Rugge died on 5 July 1997 in Newcastle, New South Wales aged 76. [5]