George Challis (rugby league)
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George Challis (1889–1965) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played for the Annandale, Eastern Suburbs and Balmain clubs in the New South Wales Rugby League(NSWRL) competition.
Playing career
Challis played for the Eastern Suburbs club in the years (1914–1916) and (1920). A Template:Rlp, Challis was a member of the Eastern Suburbs sides that won City Cups in 1914, '15 and 1916. Challis joined the Balmain club at the end of the 1916 season only to return to the club for 1 final season in 1920.
Challis is recognised as being the 72nd player to wear the red, white and blue of the Eastern Suburbs club. In Challis's 4 seasons at the club he scored 6 tries, and 1 goal for a total of 20 points.[1]
In 1913, Challis was a member of the first NSW representative side to tour New Zealand. In the 1915 season Challis was again selected to represent NSW in 2 interstate matches against Queensland.
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- 1889 births
- 1965 deaths
- Annandale rugby league players
- Australian rugby league players
- Balmain Tigers players
- New South Wales rugby league team players
- People from the Riverina
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league halfbacks
- Rugby league players from New South Wales
- Sydney Roosters players
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen