Jim Lisle
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Ronald James "Jimmy" Lisle (19 September 1939 – 1 March 2003) was an Australian rugby league
and rugby union
player – a dual code rugby international. He represented the Wallabies
in 4 tests in 1961 and the Australia national rugby league team in 13 matches on the 1963 Kangaroo tour.
. In 1961 he made his national rugby union debut as a Wallaby
playing three test matches against Fiji. Later that year he made an appearance against South Africa playing inside Mike Cleary. He played rugby union at fly half or centre.
in 1962 . He played 106 grade games with the club till 1968. After just one appearance in the professional code in 1961 he was selected for New South Wales
. Three weeks later with still only one club appearance under his belt Lisle made his internatioanl rugby league debut in the third test in Sydney against the visiting Great Britain
. This stands as the fastest rise to international representative status in Australian rugby league history.
At season end after just five club appearances he was selected in the all conquering 1963 Kangaroo tour
of England and France though he did not play in any Tests on the tour. He was Australia's 30th dual code rugby international following Michael Cleary and preceding Dick Thornett
.
Lisle played in the premiership winning Souths side of 1967. He played his rugby league at five-eighth.
Post football Lisle studied for a Masters of Education at the University of Oregon in the USA. Ronald James Lisle died in 2003.
In 2004 he was named by the Souths in their South Sydney Dream Team, consisting of 17 players and a coach representing the club from 1908
through to 2004
.
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...
and rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player – a dual code rugby international. He represented the Wallabies
Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
in 4 tests in 1961 and the Australia national rugby league team in 13 matches on the 1963 Kangaroo tour.
Union career
A champion schoolboy athlete Lisle broke into first grade in 1959 with the Sydney suburban club, Drummoyne DRFC (the "Dirty Reds"). He debuted for NSW in 1960 forming a successful halves combination with Ken CatchpoleKen Catchpole
Ken Catchpole OAM, is a former Australian rugby union footballer. A state and national representative half-back, he played twenty-seven matches for Australia, thirteen as captain. Catchpole rose through the ranks at the Randwick club as a young man, before making his debut for New South Wales...
. In 1961 he made his national rugby union debut as a Wallaby
Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
playing three test matches against Fiji. Later that year he made an appearance against South Africa playing inside Mike Cleary. He played rugby union at fly half or centre.
League career
Along with Cleary , following the South African Wallaby tour he made the code switch and joined the South Sydney RabbitohsSouth 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...
in 1962 . He played 106 grade games with the club till 1968. After just one appearance in the professional code in 1961 he was selected for New South Wales
New South Wales rugby league team
The New South Wales rugby league team has represented the Australian state of New South Wales in rugby league football since the sport's beginnings there in 1907. Administered by the New South Wales Rugby League, the team competes in the annual State of Origin series against arch-rivals, the...
. Three weeks later with still only one club appearance under his belt Lisle made his internatioanl rugby league debut in the third test in Sydney against the visiting Great Britain
Great Britain national rugby league team
The Great Britain national rugby league team represents the United Kingdom in rugby league football. Administered by the Rugby Football League , the team is nicknamed "The Lions" or "Great Britain Lions"....
. This stands as the fastest rise to international representative status in Australian rugby league history.
At season end after just five club appearances he was selected in the all conquering 1963 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...
of England and France though he did not play in any Tests on the tour. He was Australia's 30th dual code rugby international following Michael Cleary and preceding Dick Thornett
Dick Thornett
Richard Norman "Dick" Thornett was one of five Australians to have represented their country in three sports...
.
Lisle played in the premiership winning Souths side of 1967. He played his rugby league at five-eighth.
Post football Lisle studied for a Masters of Education at the University of Oregon in the USA. Ronald James Lisle died in 2003.
In 2004 he was named by the Souths in their South Sydney Dream Team, consisting of 17 players and a coach representing the club from 1908
New South Wales Rugby League season 1908
The 1908 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the inaugural season of Australia's first rugby league football club competition, which was based in Sydney, New South Wales...
through to 2004
National Rugby League season 2004
The year 2004 NRL season was the 97th season of professional rugby league football in Australia, and the seventh run by the National Rugby League. Fifteen clubs competed for the Telstra Premiership...
.
League playing record
- Club: South Sydney RabbitohsSouth Sydney RabbitohsThe 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...
106 games, 35 tries - Representative: Australia 6 Tests.