Harry Finch
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Harry Finch was a rugby league
player in Australia
's leading competition - the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership in the 1920s and 1930s. Finch was also an Australian international who played for both the Eastern Suburbs
and South Sydney
clubs.
Finch, a winger, made his first grade debut with Eastern Suburbs in the year 1925 as an 18 year old. He played 16 matches with Easts’
in the years (1925-6). In his second year at the club Finch, was selected to make his state debut for NSW in the interstate series against Queensland
.
The following season, 1927, Finch transferred to the South Sydney
club where he played 62 matches in the years (1927-30) and(1933-34). Said to be an outstanding winger, Finch was a member of Souths
' premiership winning teams in 1927 & 28. Finch made his Australian debut after being selected for the 1929-30 Kangaroo Tour
. On the Tour Finch never played in any of the tests
but did represent Australia in 10 of the minor matches.
Finch is recognised as Eastern Suburbs 151st player.
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...
player in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
's leading competition - the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership in the 1920s and 1930s. Finch was also an Australian international who played for both the Eastern Suburbs
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
and South Sydney
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...
clubs.
Finch, a winger, made his first grade debut with Eastern Suburbs in the year 1925 as an 18 year old. He played 16 matches with Easts’
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
in the years (1925-6). In his second year at the club Finch, was selected to make his state debut for NSW in the interstate series against Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
.
The following season, 1927, Finch transferred to the South Sydney
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...
club where he played 62 matches in the years (1927-30) and(1933-34). Said to be an outstanding winger, Finch was a member of Souths
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...
' premiership winning teams in 1927 & 28. Finch made his Australian debut after being selected for the 1929-30 Kangaroo Tour
Kangaroo Tour
Kangaroo Tour is the name given to Australian national rugby league team tours of Great Britain and France. The first Kangaroo Tour was in 1908. Traditionally, Kangaroo Tours took place every four years and involved a three-Test Ashes series against Great Britain and a number of tour matches...
. On the Tour Finch never played in any of the tests
Test match (rugby union)
Test match in rugby union is a match recognised as being a full international match by at least one of the participating teams' governing bodies. It is an unofficial but widely used term in the sport....
but did represent Australia in 10 of the minor matches.
Finch is recognised as Eastern Suburbs 151st player.