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Nevyl Hand

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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
Nevyl Reginald Hand
Born
Friday, 2nd March, 1923
Died
Friday, 11th April, 2014 (Aged 91 years and 40 days)
Place Of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Competitions Won

Interstate Series
1947, 1948
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1948, 1947

Biography

Norths prop, and captain, played for NSW in 1947-48 and took his place in the Australian side when Eddie Brosnan pulled out on the eve of the Second Test against NZ in 1948. That match earned Hand a place on the 1948-49 Kangaroo Tour and the vigorous forward played in 13 matches including the Second Test against Great Britain. On his return, Hand successfully negotiated a release from Norths (which had finished last in 1948) to captain-coach Cootamundra. As a result, the ARL inserted a clause into all contracts stating that an international player must play for his club the year after returning from an overseas trip. Hand later played for Gundagai in 1953 and was also a first grade referee in the Riverina and Maher Cup competitions.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Additional Notes

Served in WWII at the age of 19, fighting in Borneo.

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tests (Senior International Matches) -2-2----------11-50.00%List
The Ashes -1-1-----------1-0.00%List
Tour MatchesAustraliaAUS-15-155-5---15---96-60.00%List
Tour MatchesRiverinaRIV-3-3----------12-33.33%List
Test Series -2-2----------11-50.00%List
Representative Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tour MatchesNew South Wales FirstsNFI-2-2----------1-150.00%List
Interstate Series 22-2-----------110.00%List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 24-41-1---3---31-75.00%List
NSW City vs Country 24-41-1---3---31-75.00%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) -29-292-2---6---1314244.83%List
Overall StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 54-548-8---24---2724350.00%List

Test Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Australia1948 2-2----------11-50.00%List

Australia - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Rest of NSW Firsts1947 1-1-----------1-0.00%List
NSW Firsts1947-48 3-3----------11133.33%List
NSW City Firsts1947-48 3-31-1---3---3--100.00%List
Probables (AU)1948 1-1-----------1-0.00%List
NSW Country Firsts1949 1-1-----------1-0.00%List
Riverina1950-51, 1954 3-3----------12-33.33%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
North SydneyNorth Sydney19461946 NSWRFL 6-6----------24-33.33%List
North SydneyNorth Sydney19471947 NSWRFL 16-16----------87150.00%List
North SydneyNorth Sydney19481948 NSWRFL 7-72-2---6---33142.86%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
North Sydney1946-48 29-292-2---6---1314244.83%List

Your Say

  • Susan Murray
    31 Mar 2012 11:12pm

    Hi I am Nevyls daughter and would like to advise you that in 1949 dad was captain coach of the Gundagai Tigers not Cootamundra his great mate Fred DeBelin Who Played with him on the 1948 kangaroo tour went to Cootamundra.thankyou for this opportunity to comment. Dad is currently residing in the Cootamundra Nursing Home

  • JIM DOYLE
    20 Feb 2018 1:09pm

    Nevyl was a great bloke good fun to be with
    both on and off the field
    JIM DOYLE
    former cootamundra player

  • Ronald McPhail
    19 May 2024 7:48pm

    Nevyl was like all rugby league internationals invited to the annual reunion of players. Nevyl was also invited to the annual reunion of North Sydney players. In his older years Nevyl used to come and stay at my place at Chatswood for a week so he could go to both reunions. He would take me along to the North Sydney reunion. Nevyl was my mother's brother which means that I was Nevyl's nephew. Ron McPhail

  • Elizabeth
    19 Oct 2024 9:20pm

    wHAT A DAY! mY NEPHEW MENTIONED THAT HIS MOTHER WAS A RELATRIVE TO







    What a day! My nephew John mentioned that his late mother (nie Hunter)was a distant relative to Nevyl. Its John"s 60th Birthday shortly so i've printed Nevyl's Playing career.
    My husband played Group 19 V south coast,Canberra, Goulburn mid 50's-60's & remembered Nevyl, a great footballer.

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