Bruce Walker (rugby league)
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Bruce Walker is an Australian former rugby league
footballer of the 1970s and 80s. An Australian Kangaroos and Queensland State of Origin
representative second-row or lock forward, he played club football in Brisbane with Eastern Suburbs
before moving to Sydney to play with Norths
and later Manly-Warringah
with whom he won a premiership in 1978.
In 1978 he also toured with Australia, playing in 8 matches.
Following his retirement as a player he became chairman of the South Australian Rugby League
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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 1970s and 80s. An Australian Kangaroos and Queensland State of Origin
Queensland rugby league team
The Queensland rugby league team have represented the Australian state of Queensland in rugby league football since the sport's beginnings there in 1908...
representative second-row or lock forward, he played club football in Brisbane with Eastern Suburbs
Easts Tigers
The Eastern Suburbs Tigers are a rugby league club based at Langlands Park, which is in the suburb of Coorparoo in Brisbane, Australia. They competed in the Brisbane Rugby League from 1934 to 1996. From 1996 they have competed in the Queensland Cup. Their jersey is traditionally an all gold jersey...
before moving to Sydney to play with Norths
North Sydney Bears
The North Sydney Bears are an Australian rugby league football club based in North Sydney, New South Wales. They currently compete in the New South Wales Cup, having exited the National Rugby League following the 1999 NRL season after 92 years of top-grade competition. The Bears are based on...
and later Manly-Warringah
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia...
with whom he won a premiership in 1978.
In 1978 he also toured with Australia, playing in 8 matches.
Following his retirement as a player he became chairman of the South Australian Rugby League
South Australian Rugby League
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