Victor Edward Catrios (24 August 1903 − 19 December 1968) was a Greek-born Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s.
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Full name | Victor Edward Catrios | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Symi, Dodecanese Islands, Greece | 24 August 1903|||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 19 December 1968 Erskineville, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 65)|||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Victor Catrios came to first grade via the Banksia Waratahs Junior Rugby League Football Club in the mid 1920s. He played two first grade games for St. George in 1926 [1] before retiring.[2]
Victor Catrios was the first St. George Dragons player that was born in Greece, and he more than likely the first Greek-born player from any team to play first grade rugby league in Australia.[3]
References
edit- ^ Referee (Sydney) 28/7/1926 St.George v's Norths https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/128103819?searchTerm=%22catrios%22%20rugby%20league&searchLimits=
- ^ Daily Telegraph (Sydney) "Weekend Teams" 6/8/1926" https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/246355573?searchTerm=%22catrios%22%20rugby%20league&searchLimits=
- ^ Whitaker/Hudson 'The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players' 1995 Edition