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| Full name | Charles Herbert McMurtrie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1881-05-01)1 May 1881 Orange, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 August 1951(1951-08-09) (aged 70) Carlton, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Herbert "Jeff" McMurtrie (1 May 1881 – 9 August 1951) was a pioneer Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer who represented his country at both sports. He competed in rugby union at the 1908 Summer Olympics and was an early dual-code rugby international.
Rugby union
McMurtrie won Olympic Gold in London in 1908 playing rugby union for the Wallabies in the team captained by Chris McKivat.
Rugby league career
On his return to Australia, he joined the fledgling code of rugby league along with a number of his Olympic teammates. He was selected in 1911 for the 2nd Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and played in 7 tour matches, scoring 3 tries. He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No. 81.
Along with Peter Burge and Bob Stuart, McMurtie made his international league debut in a tour match in 1911 but did not play in any Tests. Collectively they were Australia's 17th to 19th dual code rugby internationals.
See also
Footnotes
- "Charles McMurtrie". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ARL Annual Report 2005
References
- Andrews, Malcolm (2006) The ABC of Rugby League, Austn Broadcasting Corpn, Sydney
- Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2006) The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney
External links
- Charles McMurtrie's profile at databaseOlympics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charles McMurtrie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- Charles McMurtrie at Olympedia
- Charles McMurtrie at the Australian Olympic Committee
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- 1881 births
- 1951 deaths
- Australasia rugby league team players
- Australia national rugby league team players
- Australian rugby league players
- Australian rugby union players
- Balmain Tigers players
- Dual-code rugby internationals
- Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Australasia
- Olympic rugby union players for Australasia
- Rugby league players from Orange, New South Wales
- Rugby union players at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Rugby union players from New South Wales
- Rugby union forwards
- New South Wales rugby union team players
- New South Wales rugby league team players