Brian Moore (rugby league)
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Brian "Chicka" Moore is an Australian former rugby league
footballer and coach. He played in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership for the Newtown "Bluebags"
from 1962 to 1973, later coaching the club for its final season, the 1983 Winfield Cup Premiership. He also represented Australia, touring Great Britain and France with the 1967/68 Kangaroos.
While playing football, Moore also served in the New South Wales Police Force and in 2008, rugby league's centenary year in Australia, he was named at centre in a NSW Police team of the century. That year he was named in the Newtown club's team of the century as well.
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 and coach. He played in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership for the Newtown "Bluebags"
Newtown Jets
The Newtown Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Newtown, a suburb of Sydney's inner west. They currently compete in the NSWRL Premier League competition, having left the top grade after the 1983 NSWRFL season...
from 1962 to 1973, later coaching the club for its final season, the 1983 Winfield Cup Premiership. He also represented Australia, touring Great Britain and France with the 1967/68 Kangaroos.
While playing football, Moore also served in the New South Wales Police Force and in 2008, rugby league's centenary year in Australia, he was named at centre in a NSW Police team of the century. That year he was named in the Newtown club's team of the century as well.