Barry Rushworth
Centre
Player Bio
- Inducted:
- 2007
- Date of Birth:
- 23 August 1941
- Birthplace:
- -
- Nickname:
- -
- Debut Team:
- Parramatta
- Date:
- 04 April 1964
- Opposition:
- -
- Venue:
- Cumberland Oval
- Representative:
- Lithgow-Oberon, Western Division, NSW City Seconds, NSW City Firsts, NSW Firsts, Australia
- Club:
- Parramatta
Career
Milestones
- Test Series France vs Australia 1963/64
- Interstate Series 1963, 1964
- Midweek Cup 1974
Biography
A star centre, Barry represented Country and NSW in 1963 while playing for Lithgow and toured with the Ashes winning Kangaroos at the end of the same year.
He joined the Eels in 1964 and was a regular member of the First Grade three-quarter line for the next eight seasons, playing his entire career for the club as centre.
In his first season in the blue and gold, the Eels finished second under coach Ken Kearney and went one win from making the grand final.
Rushworth was a member of the Western Division team that famously won the inaugural Amco Cup in 1974.
Hall of Fame Members
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