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Don Schofield

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
Donald Frederick Schofield
Born
Friday, 21st November, 1930
Died
Saturday, 24th April, 1999 (Aged 68 years and 155 days)
Place Of Birth
Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Son
Michael Schofield

Competitions Won

World Cup
1957
Interstate Series
1953, 1957, 1958
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1953
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1952

Biography

21-year-old Cessnock back rower was a try-scorer in Wests' controversial grand final win over Souths in 1952. Schofield first represented Newcastle against the visiting French team in 1951 before coming to Wests for just the one season. Returning to the Hunter Valley club, he represented NSW in 1953 while playing for Cessnock. Four years later, a move to Muswellbrook saw Schofield return to interstate football before winning a place in Australia's World Cup squad. The lightly-framed lock made two appearances in Australia’s undefeated campaign, against Great Britain and France (there was no final played in 1957). The father of Balmain’s Michael Schofield, Don Schofield passed away in April 1999, aged 68.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tests (Senior International Matches) -2-2----------2--100.00%List
World Cup 12-2----------2--100.00%List
Tour MatchesNewcastle Firsts (AU)NWF-10-10----------55-50.00%List
Tour MatchesNew South Wales FirstsNFI-3-31-1---3---12-33.33%List
Tour MatchesNew South Wales Country FirstsNTF-3-31-1---3---21-66.67%List
Tour MatchesCoalfieldsCOA-1-1-----------1-0.00%List
Representative Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Interstate Series 37-72-2---6---52-71.43%List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 15-52-2---6---14-20.00%List
NSW City vs Country 16172-2---6---16-14.29%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Country Carnival -7-72-2---6---16-14.29%List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 117-179-9---27---133176.47%List
NRL Finals -2-22-2---6---11-50.00%List
Overall StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 4915015-15---45---2920158.00%List

Test Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Australia1957 2-2----------2--100.00%List

World Cup Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Australia1957 2-2----------2--100.00%List

Australia - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Newcastle (AU)1951, 1953-56, 1958-60, 1962-63, 1966 16-161-1---3---610-37.50%List
NSW Firsts1953, 1956-58 10-103-3---9---64-60.00%List
NSW Country Firsts1953, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1965 9-93-3---9---36-33.33%List
Possibles (AU)1956 1-1----------1--100.00%List
Northern Division1957 2-21-1---3----2-0.00%List
NSW Country Seconds1957, 1959 112-----------2-0.00%List
Coalfields1958 1-1-----------1-0.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs19521952 NSWRFL 17-179-9---27---133176.47%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Western Suburbs1952 17-179-9---27---133176.47%List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    21 Apr 2020 9:37pm

    One of the best players to play in the newcastle comp..

  • Anonymous
    27 Apr 2021 5:22pm

    I allways remembered don and that he played world cup in 1957 against Great Britain. Or I allways thought it was Great Britain. I have been watching a 1957 world cup aus v greatbritain..was he number 17 as the commentator didnt mention 17 after he had a run extra.only the big name players.i played against don in 1966 .like to know if that was don in number 17 .

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