Joe Doyle (rugby league, born 1912)

Joe Doyle
Personal information
Full nameJoe John Doyle
Born(1912-04-14)14 April 1912
Pittsworth, Queensland, Australia
Died13 November 1995(1995-11-13) (aged 83)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Lock
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1932–35 Queensland 12 1 0 0 3
1933 Australia 2 1 0 0 0
Source: 3

Joe John Doyle (14 April 1912 – 13 November 1995) was an Australian rugby league player.

Born in Pittsworth, Queensland, Doyle was a bricklayer by profession who competed in rugby league as a forward during the 1930s. He was playing in Toowoomba when he earned a Kangaroos call up for their 1933–34 tour of Great Britain, where he gained two international caps, besides Jim Gibbs in the second row against Great Britain at Headingley, then as a front rower for their one–off match against Wales at Wembley. His career also included a stint as a player–coach for Murwillumbah in the Tweed competition.[1][2]

Doyle, although considerably older, was a brother of the 1950s Australia lock Ian Doyle.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Joe Doyle's Bad Luck". The Dalby Herald. 3 July 1934. p. 2 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Joe Doyle's Injury". Tweed Daily. 15 April 1936. p. 4 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Brothers in arms: Kangaroos in the family". The Roar. 7 October 2021.