Norman Douglas Somerville Provan (18 December 1932 to 13 October 2021), nicknamed Sticks, was an Australian professional rugby league footballer and coach. He was a second-row forward with the St. George Dragons through the first ten of their eleven consecutive premiership-winning years, from 1956 to 1966. He represented the Australian national team from 1954 to 1960, winning 14 Tests and playing in a World Cup, and was named among the nation's finest footballers of the twentieth century. In 2018 he was inducted as the thirteenth Immortal of Australian rugby league.
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was an Australian professional rugby league footballer and coach
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Born Sunday, 18th December, 1932
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NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
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was an Australian professional rugby league footballer and coach
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was an Australian professional rugby league footballer and coach
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he was a second-row forward with the St. George Dragons
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