| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Ricketson | |
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Relatives | Luke Ricketson (son) | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Centre | |
| Current club | Retired | |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1960–1963 1967 |
Eastern Suburbs Penrith Panthers |
60 927) 3 (0) |
|
* Professional club appearances and points |
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Doug Ricketson (born 1930, Sydney, Australia), was a rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL is the governing body for the Sport of Rugby league in New South Wales and is a member of the Australian Rugby
Ricketson played for the Eastern Suburbs and Penrith clubs. The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The Penrith Panthers is an Australian professional Rugby league football team Ricketson is the father of Eastern Suburbs longest serving player, Luke Ricketson. Luke Ricketson is a former Australian Rugby league player who played for the Sydney Roosters. A centre, Ricketson was a member of the Eastern Suburbs side that was defeated by St George in the 1960 Grand Final. A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench The St George Dragons were a team in the National Rugby League competition in Australia 1960 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the fifty-third season of the Rugby league competition based in Sydney He represented Sydney in a match against Great Britain. Great Britain was traditionally one of the major national teams playing Rugby league. In 1967, Ricketson played for Penrith in their debut season in the NSWRL before a knee injury brought about an end to his career. The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL is the governing body for the Sport of Rugby league in New South Wales and is a member of the Australian Rugby
Formerly an athletic coach at Waverley College, in Sydney, Ricketson spent many years coaching in country areas including Temora and South Grafton. Waverley College is a Roman Catholic, secondary, Day school for boys located at Waverley, in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney Temora is a town located in north east part of the Riverina area of New South Wales, 418 kilometres south west of the state capital Sydney. Group 1 is a Rugby league competition in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League [1]
Footnotes
- ^ Roy Masters. Roydon (Roy Masters is a well-known Australian Rugby league football coach sports administrator and sports journalist "Like father like son", Sydney Morning Herald, 2003-07-23. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Retrieved on 2007-12-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of
References
- Whiticker, Alan and Hudson, Glen (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd, 609. Wetherill Park is a Suburb of south western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ISBN 9781877082931.
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