Bobby Dimond
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Bobby Dimond was an Australian rugby league
footballer of the 1940s and '50s. Born in Dapto, New South Wales
, he is the older brother of Peter Dimond
. He made his first grade debut at the age of sixteen. He played his club rugby league in the NSWRFL Premiership for the Western Suburbs Magpies
. Dimond was also selected to play for Australia.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer of the 1940s and '50s. Born in Dapto, New South Wales
Dapto, New South Wales
Dapto is a southern suburb of Wollongong in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia, located on the western side of Lake Illawarra and covering an area 7.15 square kilometres in size...
, he is the older brother of Peter Dimond
Peter Dimond
Peter Dimond is a former Australian rugby league footballer who played his club rugby league for the Western Suburbs Magpies. Born in born in Dapto, New South Wales, he is the younger brother of Bobby Dimond...
. He made his first grade debut at the age of sixteen. He played his club rugby league in the NSWRFL Premiership for the Western Suburbs Magpies
Western Suburbs Magpies
The Western Suburbs Magpies are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly referred to, were one of the nine foundation clubs of the first New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia...
. Dimond was also selected to play for Australia.