Dave Irvine

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Playing Career

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Craven Mild Cup 9 2 -   - 6 2 7 0 22.22% List
NRL 62 24 -   - 72 24 36 2 38.71% List
Tour Matches Illawarra Firsts 1 1 -   - 3 1 0 0 100.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Illawarra Firsts 1975 1 1 -   - 3 1 0 0 100.00% List
NSW Country Seconds 1976 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Overall1975-1976 2 1 0   0 3 1 1 0 50.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Parramatta NSWRFL 1966 7 2 -   - 6 4 2 1 57.14% List
Parramatta NSWRFL 1968 9 4 -   - 12 5 4 0 55.56% List
Parramatta NSWRFL 1969 20 9 -   - 27 9 11 0 45.00% List
Parramatta NSWRFL 1970 6 1 -   - 3 2 4 0 33.33% List
Penrith NSWRFL 1972 13 5 -   - 15 2 10 1 15.38% List
Penrith NSWRFL 1973 7 3 -   - 9 2 5 0 28.57% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Parramatta 1966, 1968-70 42 16 -   - 48 20 21 1 47.62% List
Penrith 1972-73 20 8 -   - 24 4 15 1 20.00% List
Overall1966-1973 62 24 0   0 72 24 36 2 38.71% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    09/12/2016

    i think dave irvine was a ex professional sprinter,if he got inthe clear a try was on,only ron lynch knew how to put him in the open.

  • Anonymous
    03/05/2020

    Ian Moir who played for both Souths & Wests in the 1950,s apparently was a real speed machine.Even in his late 50,s,before he passed,still held his own in the speed department.May he R.I.P Amen.

  • John
    14/05/2020

    Dave Irvine was a professional sprinter long after he left rugby league.

  • John
    14/05/2020

    Dave Irvine was a world champion sprinter. In 1987 at 40 years of age he won the sprint double (100 metres & 200 metres) at a meet at Carrara in Queensland.

  • eels old timer
    25/07/2020

    dave was indeed a professional sprinter - about 1966 or 1977 he was matched against the american champ sprinter on one - bob hayes i think his name was - 4 races one on one - 100 yards, 220 yards, 440 yards and 880 yards. hayes one 3 and irvine won 1.

    in 66 i saw him score as fine a try as you will ever see. it was at cumberland oval. he was grabbed as he took the ball and kicked ahead, then struggled out of the tackle, and raced about 45 yards to the ball which was rolling towards the dead ball line, and dived on it when it was a couple of inches short of the dead ball line. ground was damp and the groove made by the ball showed it was a fair try.

    he was a very underrated player. in most clubs he would have been a regular or permanent first grader, but due to the tremendous depth of talent in the parramatta club in those days meant he didnt play first grade as often as he might have.

    to me it was a golden era for parramatta, even though they never played in a grand final in those days. due to the depth of the club talent, it was only a matter of time before they would win a premiership or 2.
    names like irvine, thornett brothers, arch brown, john mcmartin, ron lynch, fred pickup, barry rushworth, and quite a few others did the club proud.

    their lower grades, which often included players like irvine, heinrich, winney, richards, stacker, and other great players, pretty much dominated reserve and third grade in those days.

    todays game has nowhere near the character or the club tribal aspect nor the club loyalty by players as it did in those days, although admittedly it is more demanding and professional than it was then.

    i still miss the old game, and aside from the state of origin series, i simply cant get excited by the new game as i did in those days.

  • Roj Anchor
    04/11/2020

    Top bloke Dave. Took me to homecoming party for Barry Rushworth. I was a wide eyed kid in awe of the Eels players. He was a very fast runner. No matter how big a start I had he would catch me before we got to the top of the stairs at Liverpool station. Dave Irvine is the reason I have been an eels fan and proud of our team through highs and lows. Also very proud of all our brother and sister fans who want to see the Eels go forever.

  • John
    13/04/2021

    Dave Irvine was a champion professional sprinter during his Rugby League career and for years afterward.

  • Anonymous
    29/05/2021

    Dave jogging was the same speed as me sprinting

  • Anonymous
    03/06/2022

    I knew him as a professional sprinter. Agree with all of the " top bloke" comments. Is he still around?

  • Anonymous
    26/11/2022

    i used to train with dave at yulong oval at moorebank with a lot of other professional runners. i was a kid and used to get 10 mtrs start over 100. it was like a freight train coming past me about 90 mtrs. amazing runner.

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