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词条 Eric Lewis (rugby league)
释义

  1. Playing career

  2. Post-playing

  3. References

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Eric Lewis (1909–1959) was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1930s. A New South Wales interstate and Australian international representative forward, he played club football in the NSWRFL for South Sydney,[3] winning the 1932 Premiership with them, and later coaching them.

Playing career

Lewis started playing for Waverley's Christian Brothers club before spending a season playing in Griffith in 1931. He then returned to Sydney, and joined South Sydney Rabbitohs, where he would remain for six seasons. At the end of the 1932 NSWRFL season, Lewis' first in the top grade,[4] he played in the premiership Final for Souths, scoring a try in their 19–12 victory over Western Suburbs.

Lewis played for Souths in the 1935 NSWRFL season's premiership final loss to Eastern Suburbs. After that he toured New Zealand with the Australian national team, becoming Kangaroo No. 200.

Lewis was a member of the 1937–38 Kangaroo touring side to England and France.[5] The French leg of this tour helped establish rugby league in France.

Post-playing

After returning from war duties in early 1945, Eric Lewis stepped in to coach Souths for the 1945 NSWRFL season at a time when many players and coaches were absent because of the war. The South Sydney Rabbitohs line up was so disrupted, that no constant club captain was named during the season. Often, the captain was named on game day depending on who was available to play. The club only won one game during 1945.[6]

In Papua New Guinea during World War II, Lewis spotted Jack Rayner playing inter-regiment rugby league on a muddy field at Port Moresby and invited him to trial with South Sydney when he got home.[7] Jack Rayner went on to captain and coach Souths, becoming an important figure in the club's history.

Lewis was long time resident of the Baine family's Dolphin Hotel in Surry Hills, New South Wales and lived there until his death which was widely mourned by South Sydney fans. He was buried at Botany Cemetery on 20 April 1959.[8]

References

1. ^Rugby League Project
2. ^Rugby League Project Coaches
3. ^Eric Lewis at rabbitohs.com.au
4. ^Eric Lewis at nrlstats.com
5. ^{{cite news|title=He fought for every yard|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/obituaries/he-fought-for-every-yard/2008/05/23/1211183094618.html|accessdate=26 November 2011|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=24 May 2008}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=Eric Lewis|url=http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/PlayerProfile_Eric-Lewis_4905.aspx|work=yesterdayshero.com|publisher=SmartPack International Pty Ltd|accessdate=26 November 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225063328/http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/PlayerProfile_Eric-Lewis_4905.aspx|archivedate=25 February 2014|df=dmy }}
7. ^{{cite news|title=Jack Rayner passes away|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/jack-rayner-passes-away/story-e6frexqr-1111116366793|accessdate=26 November 2011|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=17 May 2008}}
8. ^Sydney Morning Herald: Death & Funeral Notice 20 April 1959
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