Viv Farnsworth

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Vivian Robert Farnsworth
Born
Monday, 4th February, 1889
Died
Thursday, 16th April, 1953 (Aged 64 years and 70 days)
Place Of Birth
Newtown, New South Wales, Australia

Awards & Accolades

National Rugby League Hall Of Fame
2008

Known Family Links

Brother
Bill Farnsworth
Roy Farnsworth

Biography

With his brother Bill, Viv Farnsworth formed the first set of brothers to play rugby league for Australia. Viv was an outstanding centre with Newtown after coming from Petersham's RU ranks. He represented NSW in 1910-11 before joining his brother on the 1911-12 ‘Australasian’ Kangaroo tour. Equally brilliant in attack and defence he made his Test debut against England in the First Test against England and scored two tries (he had to wait for the final two Tests to play in the same side as Bill). Due to the advent of World War I Viv Farnsworth did not play in another Test series until almost a decade later in the Ashes-winning series in Australia in 1920. He died in 1953, aged 64.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 45 27 -   - 81 27 13 5 60.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Firsts 12 2 -   - 6 9 3 0 75.00% List
Tour Matches Australasia 2 1 -   - 3 1 0 1 50.00% List
Test Series 8 5 -   - 3 5 1 2 62.50% List
Interstate Matches 3 1 -   - 3 3 0 0 100.00% List
NRL Finals 1 - -   - - 0 0 1 0.00% List
Tour Matches Australia 31 19 -   - 57 25 4 2 80.65% List
The Ashes 6 4 -   - 24 4 1 1 66.67% List
Tour Matches Kangaroos 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Tour Matches Sydney Firsts 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1911-12, 1920 9 6 -   - 18 6 2 1 66.67% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australasia 1910 2 1 -   - 3 1 0 1 50.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Wallabies 1909 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
NSW Firsts 1910-12, 1920 16 4 -   - 12 13 3 0 81.25% List
Metropolis 1911-12 3 - -   - - 3 0 0 100.00% List
Kangaroos 1912 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
AIF 1919 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Sydney Firsts 1920 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Overall1909-1920 23 4 0   0 12 18 5 0 78.26% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Newtown NSWRFL 1910 13 8 -   - 24 10 2 1 76.92% List
Newtown NSWRFL 1911 10 6 -   - 18 5 2 3 50.00% List
Newtown NSWRFL 1912 9 6 -   - 18 6 3 0 66.67% List
Newtown NSWRFL 1919 2 1 -   - 3 1 0 1 50.00% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1920 5 5 -   - 15 3 2 0 60.00% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1921 6 1 -   - 3 2 4 0 33.33% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Newtown 1910-12, 1919 34 21 -   - 63 22 7 5 64.71% List
Western Suburbs 1920-21 11 6 -   - 18 5 6 0 45.45% List
Overall1910-1921 45 27 0   0 81 27 13 5 60.00% List

Your Say

  • DENIS FITZGERALD
    17/07/2019

    Viv Farnsworth was a great-uncle of Parramatta Eels player and CEO Denis Fitzgerald AM.

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates