Dick Huddart

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Monday, 22nd June, 1936
Died
Wednesday, 11th August, 2021 (Aged 85 years and 50 days)
Place Of Birth
England

Awards & Accolades

Lance Todd Trophy
1961

Biography

Great Britain (Whitehaven) forward made his Test debut as a 21-year-old on the 1958 Lions Tour of Australia. Huddart later shifted to St Helens and was ‘man of the match’ in the club's 1961 Challenge Cup victory. On tour with the 1962 Lions he tore the Australian team apart with his great defence and proved almost unstoppable with his bursts out wide. A 16-Test veteran, Huddart was signed by the champion St George club after the 1963-64 Kangaroo Tour but a succession of knee injuries kept him out of the club's run of grand final victories until 1966. The pacy second rower was a try-scorer in the Dragon's 23-4 win over Balmain but two years later, took on a captain-coach position with Dubbo. After two seasons with Macquarie United in the Newcastle competition Huddart returned to England in 1970-71 to play a final season with Whitehaven.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Additional Notes

Born Flimby Cumberland.

Played for Whitehaven from 1955 moved to St Helens in 1959 till 1964

Played 209 matches scoring 76 tries

Moved to St George played 78 matches scoring 16 tries

Played for Whitehaven I the 1970-71 season

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Tour Matches Great Britain 56 32 -   - 96 47 8 1 83.93% List
Test Series 14 1 -   - - 8 6 0 57.14% List
The Ashes 7 1 -   - 6 5 2 0 71.43% List
NRL 78 16 -   - 48 56 19 3 71.79% List
NRL Finals 7 2 -   - 6 4 3 0 57.14% List
Craven Mild Cup 14 - -   - - 9 5 0 64.29% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Great Britain 1958-59, 1961-63 16 2 -   - 6 8 8 0 50.00% List
England 1962 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Overall1958-1963 17 2 0   0 6 9 8 0 52.94% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Great Britain 1958, 1962 4 3 -   - 9 4 0 0 100.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
St George NSWRFL 1964 13 4 -   - 12 11 2 0 84.62% List
St George NSWRFL 1965 11 1 -   - 3 9 2 0 81.82% List
St George NSWRFL 1966 20 5 -   - 15 15 4 1 75.00% List
St George NSWRFL 1967 21 5 -   - 15 14 7 0 66.67% List
St George NSWRFL 1968 13 1 -   - 3 7 4 2 53.85% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
St George 1964-68 78 16 -   - 48 56 19 3 71.79% List

Your Say

  • Riley Sohier
    12/07/2019

    Dick Huddart scored the first try in the knockout semi-final in 1968 against the Eastern Suburbs Roosters. It was also my first visit to the SCG to watch Rugby League. A great player Dick Huddart he played in the 2nd row that day. I seen him on old footage playing for Great Britain. A very tough man.

  • Mick Hunt
    19/03/2023

    I’m presently giving my grandson, for keeps sake,Dick Huddarts St George’s footy jumper which he he personally presented to me at our Dapto under 18s presentation night in 1966. Thanks again Dick RIP.

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