Russell Fairfax (born Sydney, Australia) was an Australian rugby union player before switching codes and having a successful rugby league career. 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. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short 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
Fairfax attended Matravile High School and played for the La Perouse and Alexandria Rovers junior rugby league clubs in his junior years, before joining the Randwick club. Randwick District Rugby Union Football Club, also known as the Galloping Greens. In the early 70's Fairfax played in 8 rugby union tests for Australia.
In 1974, the fullback joined Eastern Suburbs rugby league club and was an instant sensation in the new code. A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. His unorthodox play and long blonde flowing locks made him a crowd favourite. Fairfax played in 115 matches for Easts and won premierships with that club in 1974 and 1975. The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Fairfax represented both Sydney and NSW during his career but a broken leg suffered during the height of his career in the 1975 season probably prevented him from playing for Australia also in that rugby code. He played the final season of his career - 1981, with the South Sydney club. The South Sydney Rabbitohs, also known as Souths, The Bunnies, SSFC or The Rabbits, are an Australian professional Rugby league
After an unsuccessful stint in coaching at the Eastern Suburbs Roosters Fairfax enjoys a career in sports journalism with Fox Sports. The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Fox Sports is an Australian group of Sports channels They are owned by the Premier Media Group, which is in turn owned by News Corporation He is married with two children.