Ray Elliott (rugby)
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| Full name | Alma Raymond Elliott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 1897 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 May 1977 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft (183 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st (182 lb; 83 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Flanker, lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alma Raymond Elliott (1 January 1897 – 30 May 1977) was a rugby union and rugby league player who represented the Australia national rugby union team and played rugby league for Balmain in the 1920s.
Playing career
[edit]Rugby union
[edit]Elliott first played rugby union as a schoolboy at Stanmore.[4] After enlisting with the Australian Imperial Force in 1915 and serving overseas, Elliott played for Glebe-Balmain from 1919 to 1924.[4] He represented Australia in 13 Tests between 1920 and 1923.[1]
Elliott was readmitted to rugby union in 1932.[5] He was appointed coach of Drummoyne (formerly Glebe-Balmain) in 1952.[6]
Rugby league
[edit]Elliott converted to rugby league in 1925,[4] playing for Balmain until 1929.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Alma Raymond Elliott". Classic Wallabies. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Ray Elliott". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Ray Elliott - Australia". ESPN Scrum. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ a b c "Players We See: Ray Elliott's Form - Rugby Union Convert". Evening News. Sydney. 25 August 1927. p. 3. Retrieved 18 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Back Again: R. Elliott Rejoins the Union". The Sun. Sydney. 7 April 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 18 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ E. W. Kann (24 March 1952). "Queenslander Flying Here For Union Games". The Sun. Sydney. p. 18. Retrieved 18 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
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