Ray Stehr
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Warialda, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 2 June 1983 Maroubra, New South Wales | (aged 70)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 27 October 2009 |
Raymond Ernest Stehr (24 January 1913 – 2 June 1983) was an Australian
Early life
Stehr was born in the country
Club career
First recruited as a schoolboy from Randwick Boys High School by the Eastern Suburbs club in 1928, Stehr made his first-grade debut in a trial match against Newcastle ahead of the 1928 season when he was aged just 15. The following season aged just 16 years and 85 days he made his regular competition debut – still the youngest ever first-grade Australian player.
In 1934 Stehr joined the
In 1940 Stehr was captain of the Easts side that captured its
All told he played in 184 matches for Eastern Suburbs a then record.
Representative career
He made his debut for
Stehr played in Test series against New Zealand and Great Britain. In the series against Britain he set an inglorious record when he was sent off in two of the three matches. The uncompromising, no-nonsense front rower was selected for his second Kangaroo tour in 1937–38.
All told he represented Australia on 55 occasions and in 11 Tests. He played 33 matches for New South Wales, a tally which stands today at third place in the most games by a player for the state (behind Clive Churchill and Graeme Langlands).
War service
WWII brought a premature end to his test career and Stehr spent war in the services. Stationed in Darwin, Stehr was named captain of a North Australian representative side in a match against Central Australia.
Post-playing
During his career, the uncompromising front row forward had a short stint as a professional Boxer
After playing retirement in 1946, he remained involved with the game. He was coach at
Ray Stehr died on 2 June 1983 aged 70.
Accolades
Stehr was named in Eastern Suburbs greatest ever team – an honorary team. .
In February 2008, Stehr was named in the list of Australia's
References
- Whiticker, Alan; Hudson, Glen (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, NSW: Gary Allen Pty Ltd.
- Andrews, Malcolm (2006) The ABC of Rugby League Austn Broadcasting Corpn, Sydney
External links
Footnotes
- ^ RLP
- ^ Century's Top 100 Players Archived 25 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Peter Cassidy (23 February 2008). "Controversy reigns as NRL releases top 100 players". Macquarie National News. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
- ARL. 23 February 2008. Archived from the originalon 26 February 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2008.