Dally Messenger

Herbert Henry "Dally" Messenger (1883 to 1959) was an Australian centre who played both rugby league and rugby union and is remembered as one of the first professional rugby footballers in Australia. Born in Balmain, New South Wales, he played in the first match run by the newly created New South Wales Rugby Football League, joined the Eastern Suburbs club, and was chosen in the first trans-Tasman Test that marked the debut of the Australian national side. He captained Australia on the first Kangaroo tour of Britain in 1908 and 1909, was famed for long goal kicking, and topped the competition point scoring in 1910, 1911 and 1912 before leading Eastern Suburbs to premierships.