Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Monday, 3rd August, 1942
- Current Age
- 81 years and 257 days
Biography
Burly winger noted for his crashing runs will be forever remembered as the man who propelled Balmain into the 1969 grand final with a last-minute try against Manly in the preliminary final. The Tigers won that match on the bell, 15-14, and the following week defeated Souths in a major upset. Ruebner came to the club from Randwick's RU ranks in 1967, having played for Australia against Great Britain in two Tests the previous year. In League he represented NSW in two matches in 1968 and although higher rep honours did not eventuate, his date with destiny was just around the corner. Ironically, Ruebner suffered an injury in the grand final and after being replaced by Syd Williams in the second half, it was Williams' try that sealed the Tigers' 11-2 victory.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
| Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| Craven Mild Cup | 13 | 5 | 3 | - | 21 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 38.46% | List | ||||
| NRL | 58 | 33 | 18 | 1 | 137 | 35 | 22 | 1 | 60.34% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Interstate Matches | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Endeavour Cup | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| NSW City Firsts | 1967 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| NSW Firsts | 1968 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Overall | 1967-1968 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1967 | 13 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.85% | List | |||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1968 | 12 | 11 | - | 1 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1969 | 15 | 8 | 7 | - | 38 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 73.33% | List | |||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1970 | 14 | 11 | 10 | - | 53 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 57.14% | List | |||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1971 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Balmain | 1967-71 | 58 | 33 | 18 | 1 | 137 | 35 | 22 | 1 | 60.34% | List | |||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter
Your Say
26/03/2010
Ruebner played 2 tests for Australia in Rugby Union against the British Lions in 1966.
24/01/2021
a great Balmain rugby league player with very good turn of speed and a body swerve a i can still see him score that try against manly in the semi final he ran over winger Hannigan and Batty clinging on as he crashed over for the try to put the tigers into the grand final I was there for both games its great to be TIGERS FAN FOR EVER
01/10/2022
Me too, was at SCG for both those games. Dad later bought me a Balmain jumper with George’s number 5 on the strength his match winning performance in the preliminary final. Though he would now be 80, can anyone enlighten us is George still with us?
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