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Bill Noble

Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Full Name
William Stephen Noble
Born
Sunday, 13th July, 1884
Died
Sunday, 28th November, 1937 (Aged 53 years and 138 days)
Place Of Birth
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia

Competitions Won

The Ashes
1911/12
Test Series
1909 Australia vs New Zealand, 1910 Australasia vs England
Interstate Series
1910, 1911, 1912, 1913
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1910

Biography

The 'founding father' of the Newtown club was actually born in Goulburn, NSW. Bill Noble was a pacy front row forward with Marrickville and Newtown RU clubs who became the Newtown rugby league first captain in 1908. Noble toured with the pioneer 1908-09 Kangaroos (author Ian Heads states that Noble was the tour secretary-treasurer and kept a tight reign on finances) but played in just three matches before being injured. In 1909 he was selected in the three-Test series against NZ and the following year, played for NSW and Australia against England. Newtown won the premiership under his captaincy in 1910 (although he missed the final through injury) and he made a second Kangaroo Tour the following year. Noble fared better on his second tour of England, playing in two Tests as well as in 19 other matches. He played the final season of his career with Balmain in 1913.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tests (Senior International Matches) -10-10----------54150.00%List
Other International Matches -1-1----------1--100.00%List
The Ashes 13-3----------11133.33%List
Tour MatchesNew South Wales FirstsNFI-19-192-2---6--1172-89.47%List
Tour MatchesMetropolisMTR-1-1-----------1-0.00%List
Tour MatchesAustraliaAUS-28-281-1---3--1206271.43%List
Tour MatchesKangaroosKAN-1-1----------1--100.00%List
Representative Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Interstate Series 46-61-1---3--16--100.00%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 161-619-9---27--13026549.18%List
City Cup -1-11-1---3----1-0.00%List
Overall StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 113-11314-14---42--37036761.95%List

Test Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Australia1909-12 10-10----------54150.00%List

International Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Australasia1910 1-1----------1--100.00%List

Australia - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Metropolis1908, 1912-13 3-3----------21-66.67%List
Possibles (AU)1908 1-11-1---3----1-0.00%List
NSW Firsts1908-13 21-213-3---9--1192-90.48%List
Kangaroos1909-10 4-4----------22-50.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NewtownNewtown19081908 NSWRFL 7-71-1---3---15114.29%List
NewtownNewtown19091909 NSWRFL 4-41-1---3---13-25.00%List
NewtownNewtown19101910 NSWRFL 13-136-6---18---112-84.62%List
NewtownNewtown19111911 NSWRFL 9-9---------142344.44%List
NewtownNewtown19121912 NSWRFL 14-141-1---3---95-64.29%List
BalmainBalmain19131913 NSWRFL 14-14----------49128.57%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Newtown1908-12 47-479-9---27--12617455.32%List
Balmain1913 14-14----------49128.57%List

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Darth Orion, Bill Bates, Tim Costello

Sources:Wakefield Trinity Heritage, Widnes RLFC History, Warrington Rugby Heritage