Roy Lionel Westaway (8 December 1917 – 24 December 1975) was an Australian rugby league player.[1]
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| Full name | Roy Lionel Westaway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 December 1917 Warwick, QLD, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 December 1975 (aged 58) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born in Warwick, Queensland, Westaway was a Valleys prop and made his Queensland representative debut in 1941, before enlisting in the AIF. He served in New Guinea with the 2/5th Commando Squadron.[2]
Westaway resumed his representative career in 1945 and the following year was in the front-row for Australia in the first two Test matches of their home series against Great Britain.[3]
In 1947, Westaway joined Barcaldine as a player-coach.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Spotlights The Australians". The Daily Telegraph. 16 June 1946. p. 5 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Sport In Brief". The Sun. 11 December 1941. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "May Be Test Star". The Daily Telegraph. 2 May 1945. p. 24 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Roy Westaway for Barcaldine". The Longreach Leader. 11 April 1947. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
edit- Roy Westaway at Rugby League Project