Elton Rasmussen

Former Mackay forward first represented Queensland in 1959 while playing in Toowoomba. A bulky second row forward who later joined the champion St George club in the 1960s, Rasmussen toured with the 1959-60 Kangaroos and made his Test debut against Great Britain. After playing against France in 1960 he was lured to St George and went on to play in five successive grand final wins (1962-66, the first at lock). Rasmussen played against Great Britain in two Tests in 1962 and while he was a frequent selection for NSW between 1962-68, he had to wait another five years to play for Australia again. Selected for his second Kangaroo tour in 1967, he played in all six Tests against Great Britain and France. His final appearance for Australia was in the successful 1968 World Cup series. After St George's reign as premiership champions ended, Rasmussen returned to Queensland to captain-coach Souths Brisbane – and again played for his state some ten years after his rep career began. League fans were saddened by his premature death from a heart attack at Greenmount near Toowoomba, in 1978, aged 51.

Career Statistics

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International
Test Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Australia	1959-62, 1967-68	18	-	-				-	-	8	8	2	44.44%
Overall	1959-1968	18	0	0				0		8	8	2	44.44%
International Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Australia	1959-1960	1	-	-				-	-	1	0	0	100.00%
Overall	1960	1	0	0				0		1	0	0	100.00%
World Cup Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Australia	1959-1968	3	-	-				-	-	2	1	0	66.67%
Overall	1960-1968	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 %
QLD Firsts	1959-61, 1969	13	2	1				-	8	7	6	0	53.85%
NSW Firsts	1962-63, 1967-68	8	-	-				-	-	5	2	1	62.50%
NSW City Firsts	1962-63, 1967	3	-	-				-	-	2	1	0	66.67%
Overall	1959-1969	24	2	1				0	8	14	9	1	58.33%
Club Career
Australian League Matches - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
St George	NSWRFL 1962	?	7	1				-	23
St George	NSWRFL 1963	?	2	32				-	70
St George	NSWRFL 1964	?	1	-				-	3
St George	NSWRFL 1965	?	3	14				-	37
St George	NSWRFL 1966	?	3	2				-	13
St George	NSWRFL 1967	?	4	-				-	12
St George	NSWRFL 1968	?	1	-				-	3
Overall	1962-1968	?	21	49				0	161	?	?	?	?
Australian League Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
St George	1962-68	?	21	49				-	161	?	?	?	?
Overall	1962-1968	?	21	49				0	161	?	?	?	?

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