Colin York
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Colin 'Yic' York was an Australian rugby league
footballer of the 1920s and 30s. He played for Yass
between 1923 to 1926, spent a season with Queanbeyan in 1927 before returning to Yass in 1928 to 1930. He was born in Yass, New South Wales
. York primarily played as a prop-forward repesenting Australia in two test matches against Great Britain. York later played with Morpeth in the Newcastle coalfields competition and captain coached Nowra. He later moved to Sydney and became a committee man for the Canterbury RLFC.
York was selected to play for New South Wales and Australia in 1928. He continued to represent New South Wales in 1929 and 1930. In all, York played twice for Australia and six times for NSW.
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 1920s and 30s. He played for Yass
Yass, New South Wales
Yass is a town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Yass Valley Shire. The name appears to have been derived from an Aboriginal word, "Yarrh" , said to mean 'running water'....
between 1923 to 1926, spent a season with Queanbeyan in 1927 before returning to Yass in 1928 to 1930. He was born in Yass, New South Wales
Yass, New South Wales
Yass is a town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Yass Valley Shire. The name appears to have been derived from an Aboriginal word, "Yarrh" , said to mean 'running water'....
. York primarily played as a prop-forward repesenting Australia in two test matches against Great Britain. York later played with Morpeth in the Newcastle coalfields competition and captain coached Nowra. He later moved to Sydney and became a committee man for the Canterbury RLFC.
York was selected to play for New South Wales and Australia in 1928. He continued to represent New South Wales in 1929 and 1930. In all, York played twice for Australia and six times for NSW.