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Indigenous Australian rugby league footballer

Bruce Stewart
Personal information
Born10 January 1941
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died2 April 2012(2012-04-02) (aged 71)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1967–68 Eastern Suburbs 26 10 0 0 30
FatherCorey Stewart (son)

Bruce 'Lapa' Stewart (1941–2012), an Indigenous Australian, was a rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League, playing as a winger.

A La Perouse local, Stewart played for South Sydney in the junior and lower grades before joining the Eastern Suburbs club in 1967, where he scored 10 tries from his 24 appearances. He also represented NSW Country firsts.

Stewart died on 2 April 2012.

His son, Corey Stewart, also played for Eastern Suburbs.

References

  1. "Bruce Stewart – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project".
  2. Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice- 11/04/2012
  • Alan Whiticker and Glen Hudson, The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players


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