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Eric Lewis

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
Eric William Lewis
Born
Monday, 20th September, 1909
Died
Friday, 17th April, 1959 (Aged 49 years and 210 days)
Place Of Birth
Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia

Competitions Won

Test Series
1935 New Zealand vs Australia, 1938/39 France vs Australia
Interstate Series
1935, 1936, 1937
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1933, 1934, 1935, 1936
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1932

Biography

Another product of Christian Brothers Waverley, Lewis played in Griffith in 1931 before venturing back to Souths. The talented forward first played for NSW in 1935 and represented Australia in two Tests on the tour of NZ. A 1937-38 Kangaroo, Lewis played in seven Tests on tour; two against NZ, three against England and two on the ground-breaking tour of France. Souths coach in 1945, Lewis is credited with precipitating Souths' 'golden era' in the 1950s when he discovered a raw-boned prop playing for the Armed Services in Papua New Guinea at the end of the war. He talked the young player, Jack Rayner, into trialling with Souths after his demobilisation and the rest is history.
- 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) - 9 - 9 --- - - - - - - - 6 3 - 66.67% List
The Ashes - 3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 23 - 23 3-3 - - - 9 - - - 17 6 - 73.91% List
Tour Matches Sydney FirstsSDF - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Test Series 2 9 - 9 --- - - - - - - - 6 3 - 66.67% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 9 - 9 314 - - - 12 - - - 8 1 - 88.89% List
Interstate Series 3 6 - 6 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 5 1 - 83.33% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 4 8 - 8 --- - - - - - - - 4 3 1 50.00% List
NSW City vs Country 4 9 - 9 --- - - - - - - - 5 3 1 55.56% 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 76 - 76 22-22 1 - - 68 - - - 46 26 4 60.53% List
NRL Finals - 7 - 7 3-3 - - - 9 - - - 3 4 - 42.86% List
City Cup - 3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  123 - 123 29130 1 - - 92 - - - 79 39 5 64.23% 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 1935, 1937-38   9 - 9 --- - - - - - - - 6 3 - 66.67% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City Seconds 1933   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1933-37   7 - 7 --- - - - - - - - 4 2 1 57.14% List
NSW City Probables 1933   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW Firsts 1934-37   11 - 11 415 - - - 15 - - - 10 1 - 90.91% List
Sydney Firsts 1936   1 1 2 --- - - - - - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1938   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% 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%  
SouthsSouth Sydney 19321932 NSWRFL   12 - 127-7 - - - 21 - - - 11 1 - 91.67% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19331933 NSWRFL   15 - 153-3 - - - 9 - - - 8 6 1 53.33% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19341934 NSWRFL   13 - 132-2 - - - 6 - - - 6 5 2 46.15% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19351935 NSWRFL   17 - 176-6 - - - 18 - - - 11 6 - 64.71% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19361936 NSWRFL   11 - 112-2 1 - - 8 - - - 5 6 - 45.45% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19371937 NSWRFL   8 - 82-2 - - - 6 - - - 5 2 1 62.50% 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%  
South Sydney 1932-37   76 - 76 22-22 1 - - 68 - - - 46 26 4 60.53% List

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Bill Bates

Sources: News Reports, 2006 Official Rugby League Annual