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Charles Russell

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Charles Joseph Russell, nicknamed Boxer, was an Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer and coach, born on 5 December 1884. A centre and winger for Newtown in Sydney, he played three Tests for the Wallabies in 1907, toured Britain in 1908, where his 24 tries across all games remain a Wallaby tour record, and won the 1908 Olympic gold medal in the team captained by Chris McKivat. He moved to rugby league in 1910, played for Australia against Great Britain that year and toured with the 1911 to 1912 Kangaroos, scoring nine tries in 24 matches. As captain-coach he led Newtown to the 1910 premiership, later coached the club to the 1933 title and was made a life member of the New South Wales Rugby League in 1944. He died in 1957.

Facts
Birth Year
1884 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
Gold Medals
1 1
Classification
Competition Category
Team 1
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Competed In

1908 Summer Olympics, Competitions
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On The Roster Of

Australia National Rugby League Team (Kangaroos), Teams and Clubs
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Newtown Jets, Teams and Clubs
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Plays

Rugby League, Sports
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Rugby Union, Sports
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Nationality

Australia

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Source Charles Russell (Wikipedia)Lead
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was a pioneer Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer and coach
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1. Charles Russell (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth date
    5 December 1884
  • Olympic career
    He represented his country in both sports
  • Olympic career, competition category
    He was a member of the Australian Olympic team who won Gold in London in 1908
  • Career honours
    He was captain-coach of the Newtown premiership-winning side of 1910
  • Lead
    was a pioneer Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer and coach
  • On The Roster Of: Australia National Rugby League Team (Kangaroos), Rugby league career
    He played at full-back in the first Test against Great Britain in 1910
  • On The Roster Of: Newtown Jets, Rugby league career
    His club football was with Newtown, where he played for 7 seasons.
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