Ray Ritchie
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Born | 31 October 1936 Paddington, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 13 March 2015 | (aged 78)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ray Ritchie (31 October 1936 – 13 March 2015) was an Australian professional
Manly-Warringah club, becoming their coach after retirement from playing.[4]
Playing career
Ritchie started playing first-grade for Sydney's Manly-Warringah club during the
Māori rugby league team.[6] In 1957 he played for New South Wales against Queensland and made it into the Australian squad for the 1957 World Cup, becoming Kangaroo No. 334.[7] Later in the year Ritchie was selected to play for Manly-Warringah in the 1957 NSWRFL season's grand final on the wing, but St. George won.[8]
Coaching career
Ritchie was appointed head coach of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles for the 1981 NSWRFL season and under him the club was back in the semi-finals that year.[9] The following year Manly reached the grand final, but Ritchie stood down before the 1983 season, and was succeeded by Bob Fulton.[10]
His daughter
Summer Paralympics as a wheelchair basketballer and won a silver medal in 2000.[11]
References
- ^ Rugby League Project Coaching
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Ray Ritchie". stats.rleague.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ "Vale Ray Ritchie". 13 March 2015.
- ^ "Ray Ritchie". yesterdayshero.com.au. SmartPack International. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ "Sydney Outclasses Maoris 37-7". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 September 1956. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- Australian Rugby League. Archived from the original(PDF) on 5 July 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ISBN 9780732908164
- Manly-Warringah Rugby League Football Club. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ Whiticker, lan. "Ray Ritchie". rugbyleagueproject.org. Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ "Vale Ray Ritchie". Manly Sea Eagles News, 13 March 2015. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.