Coaching Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Vivian Robert Farnsworth
- Born
- Monday, 4th February, 1889
- Died
- Thursday, 16th April, 1953 (Aged 64 years and 71 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
Awards & Accolades
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Bill Farnsworth
- Roy Farnsworth
Biography
With his brother Bill, Viv Farnsworth formed the first set of brothers to play rugby league for Australia. Viv was an outstanding centre with Newtown after coming from Petersham's RU ranks. He represented NSW in 1910-11 before joining his brother on the 1911-12 ‘Australasian’ Kangaroo tour. Equally brilliant in attack and defence he made his Test debut against England in the First Test against England and scored two tries (he had to wait for the final two Tests to play in the same side as Bill). Due to the advent of World War I Viv Farnsworth did not play in another Test series until almost a decade later in the Ashes-winning series in Australia in 1920. He died in 1953, aged 64.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Coaching Career Statistics
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Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates
Your Say
17/07/2019
Viv Farnsworth was a great-uncle of Parramatta Eels player and CEO Denis Fitzgerald AM.
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