Brian Hambly

Former Souths junior's 18 Test career commenced in 1959, the year he left the club to take on the captain-coaching role at Wagga. ‘Grumpy’ Hambly represented NSW that year and was selected as a reserve for the Test series against NZ. He was the preferred lock in the first two Tests on the 1959-60 Kangaroo tour but the great form of Johnny Raper saw Hambly move to the second row for the remainder of his Test career. After playing against France in 1960 and in the World Cup, he joined P’matta on the then record transfer fee of £2,500. Under Ken Kearney P’matta was very competitive in 1963-65 and Hambly made his second Kangaroo Tour (1963-64) and played in five Tests against Great Britain and France. Ironically, he injured a calf muscle doing private training and missed Australia’s 50-12 win at Swinton that secured the Ashes. His representative career ended after another series against France (1964) and the tour of NZ (1965) but he continued to give great service to the Eels. In 1967 Hambly was named captain-coach of P’matta but feeling the effects of a knee injury, he sacked himself in favour of young prop Bob O'Reilly. He left Sydney soon after and saw out his career in Lithgow.

Career Statistics

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International
Test Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Australia	1959-60, 1963-65	21	2	2				-	10	13	8	0	61.90%
Overall	1959-1965	21	2	2				0	10	13	8	0	61.90%
International Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Australia	1959-1960	2	-	1				-	2	2	0	0	100.00%
Rest Of The World	1960	1	-	-				-	-	0	1	0	0.00%
Overall	1960	3	0	1				0	2	2	1	0	66.67%
World Cup Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Australia	1959-1960	3	-	-				-	-	2	1	0	66.67%
Overall	1960	3	0	0				0		2	1	0	66.67%
Representative
Australia - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
NSW Firsts	1959-60, 1963	7	2	-				-	6	4	3	0	57.14%
NSW Country Firsts	1959	1	1	-				-	3	0	1	0	0.00%
NSW City Firsts	1964	1	-	1				-	2	1	0	0	100.00%
Overall	1959-1964	9	3	1				0	11	5	4	0	55.56%
Club Career
Australian League Matches - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
South Sydney	NSWRFL 1956	?	-	-				-	-
South Sydney	NSWRFL 1957	?	5	-				-	15
South Sydney	NSWRFL 1958	?	2	-				-	6
Parramatta	NSWRFL 1961	?	1	-				-	3
Parramatta	NSWRFL 1962	?	3	-				-	9
Parramatta	NSWRFL 1963	?	1	-				-	3
Parramatta	NSWRFL 1964	?	-	41				-	82
Parramatta	NSWRFL 1965	?	-	-				-	-
Parramatta	NSWRFL 1966	?	1	5				-	13
Parramatta	NSWRFL 1967	?	-	-				-	-
Overall	1956-1967	?	13	46				0	131	?	?	?	?
Australian League Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
South Sydney	1956-58	?	7	-				-	21	?	?	?	?
Parramatta	1961-67	?	6	46				-	110	?	?	?	?
Overall	1956-1967	?	13	46				0	131	?	?	?	?

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