Harry Bath
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| Player information | ||
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| birthday | November 28, 1924 | |
| place of birth | Brisbane , Queensland , Australia | |
| date of death | October 4, 2008 | |
| Place of death | Sydney , New South Wales , Australia | |
| Nickname | The Old Fox | |
| society | ||
| society | Career ended | |
| position | Second row striker | |
| Clubs as active | ||
| Years | society | Games (points) |
| 1940–45 1946–1947 1948 1948–56 1957–59 |
Souths Logan Magpies Balmain Tigers Barrow Raiders Warrington Wolves St. George Dragons |
30 (33) 346 60 (510) |
| National team | ||
| Years | National team | Games (points) |
| 1945 1946–1947 1952 1949–55 |
Queensland New South Wales British Empire Other Nationalities |
4 (3) 4 (9) 10 (43) |
| Coaching stations | ||
| Years | Association / Province / Franchise | |
| 1961-1966 1962-1971 1969-1972 1977-81 |
Balmain Tigers Australia Newtown Jets St. George Dragons |
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As of April 2, 2012 |
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Harry Bath (born November 28, 1924 - October 4, 2008 ) was an Australian rugby league player and coach. He is often referred to as the best Australian rugby league player who never made the national team.
Player career
Australia
Bath began playing rugby in 1940 at the age of 16 for the Souths Logan Magpies , a club based in the southern suburbs of Brisbane . After 6 years with the club, in which he was selected to represent the state of Queensland, among other things , he moved to the Sydney- based Balmain Tigers . After just one season in which he won the NSWRFL with Balmain , he was elected to the team of the state of New South Wales . During a 1946 game between New South Wales and Great Britain , he suffered a leg injury that prevented him from participating in a game between Great Britain and Australia that took place a week later . In 1947 he won the NSWRFL again with Balmain and was elected to the Australian national team for a test game series against England , due to a leg injury he sustained during a game in the NSWRFL, he could not participate in any of the games. In 1948 he won the NSWRFL again with Balmain.
England
In 1948 Bath moved to the English club Barrow Raiders . He stayed with the Raiders for only 6 months before joining the Warrington Wolves . He played a total of 9 seasons for Warrington and won with them, among other things, twice the Rugby Football League Championship and twice the Challenge Cup . In addition, he was in the 1952-1953 season, the kicker with the most points and took part on January 23, 1952 with a team from the British Empire in a game against New Zealand .
Return to Australia
In 1957 Bath returned to Australia and played for the St. George Dragons when the Balmain Tigers refused to sign him again due to the fact that he was already 33 years old. After the end of the regular season, the Dragons were at the top of the table of the NSWRFL and won the final against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 31: 9 in the playoffs .
In 1958 he was the player with the most points with 225 points, was again at the top of the table with the Dragons after the regular season and won the final against the Western Suburbs Magpies 20: 9. In 1959 the Dragons were at the top of the table for the third time in a row after the regular season and won the final for the third time in a row, this time 20-0 against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles . In the final, Bath received a red card for a fight with Manlys Rex Mossop .
Towards the end of 1959, Bath ended his career as a player at the age of 35 without ever having played a game for the Australian national team.
Career as a coach
In 1961 Bath became a member of the NSWRL coaching board and a year later coached the Australian national team for the Ashes . His two greatest successes as the Australian national coach were winning the Rugby League World Cup in 1968 and 1970.
At the same time he trained the Balmain Tigers. In 1964 and 1966 they made it to the final of the NSWRFL, both times they lost to the St. George Dragons.
After he had trained the Newtown Jets in between, he became a trainer with the St. George Dragons and made it with them in 1977 in the final against the Parramatta Eels . After the final ended 9: 9 on September 17, a week later a replay took place that the Dragons won 22: 0. In 1979 the Dragons won the final again, this time against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs .
In 1981 Bath ended his coaching career.
Harry Bath died on October 4th, 2008 at the age of 83 after a long illness. His funeral took place on October 9th at St. Andrews Church in Cronulla, a southern suburb of Sydney . He was then buried in Woronora Cemetery. The St. George Dragons held a wake after the funeral , which was attended by a large number of people.
Honors
Bath has been a member of the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame since 2004 and a member of the Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame .
In February 2008, the NRL and the ARL compiled a list called Australian rugby league's 100 greatest players , including Harry Bath.
titles and achievements
- As a player
- As a trainer
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Bath, Harry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | australian rugby league player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 28, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 4, 2008 |
| Place of death | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |