Bill Christie
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| Full name | William Ramsay Christie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 January 1908 Mackay, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 January 1977 (aged 69) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Ramsay Christie (10 January 1908 – 10 January 1977) was an Australian rugby league player.
Christie was a Queensland representative forward in 1931 and 1932. Primarily a lock, Christie gained international representative honours during the Kangaroos' home series against the 1932 Great Britain Lions, which he began as a reserve forward. He was close to playing the second Test match (known as the "Battle of Brisbane") when Wally Prigg was a late withdrawal, but was asleep at the team hotel when the call up came. For the final fixture of the series at the SCG, Christie played lock forward for Australia in what would remain his only cap.[1]
Leaving Queensland in 1934, Christie spent the remainder of his career in Lismore and appeared in representative matches for NSW Country.[2] He took over as coach of South Lismore in 1948.[3]
References
- ^ The Rugby League news., Slept out of Test, N.S.W. Rugby Football League, p. 19 – via Trove
- ^ "Christie the Best Forward". Sunday Mail. 8 July 1934. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Bill Christie To Coach S. Lismore". Northern Star. 16 March 1948. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- Bill Christie at Rugby League Project