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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 Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 10 - 10 --- - - - - - - - 5 4 1 50.00% List
Other International Matches - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
The Ashes 1 3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 1 33.33% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 19 - 19 2-2 - - - 6 - - 1 17 2 - 89.47% List
Tour Matches MetropolisMTR - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 28 - 28 1-1 - - - 3 - - 1 20 6 2 71.43% List
Tour Matches KangaroosKAN - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Interstate Series 4 6 - 6 1-1 - - - 3 - - 1 6 - - 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 1 61 - 61 9-9 - - - 27 - - 1 30 26 5 49.18% List
City Cup - 1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  113 - 113 14-14 - - - 42 - - 3 70 36 7 61.95% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1909-12   10 - 10 --- - - - - - - - 5 4 1 50.00% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australasia 1910   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Metropolis 1908, 1912-13   3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
Possibles (AU) 1908   1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW Firsts 1908-13   21 - 21 3-3 - - - 9 - - 1 19 2 - 90.48% List
Kangaroos 1909-10   4 - 4 --- - - - - - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NewtownNewtown 19081908 NSWRFL   7 - 71-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 5 1 14.29% List
NewtownNewtown 19091909 NSWRFL   4 - 41-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 3 - 25.00% List
NewtownNewtown 19101910 NSWRFL   13 - 136-6 - - - 18 - - - 11 2 - 84.62% List
NewtownNewtown 19111911 NSWRFL   9 - 9--- - - - - - - 1 4 2 3 44.44% List
NewtownNewtown 19121912 NSWRFL   14 - 141-1 - - - 3 - - - 9 5 - 64.29% List
BalmainBalmain 19131913 NSWRFL   14 - 14--- - - - - - - - 4 9 1 28.57% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Newtown 1908-12   47 - 47 9-9 - - - 27 - - 1 26 17 4 55.32% List
Balmain 1913   14 - 14 --- - - - - - - - 4 9 1 28.57% 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