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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 Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
The Ashes - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 15 - 15 5-5 - - - 15 - - - 9 6 - 60.00% List
Tour Matches RiverinaRIV - 3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
Test Series - 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% 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 - 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 1 - 1 50.00% List
Interstate Series 2 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - - 1 1 0.00% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 2 4 - 4 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
NSW City vs Country 2 4 - 4 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% 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) - 29 - 29 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 13 14 2 44.83% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  54 - 54 8-8 - - - 24 - - - 27 24 3 50.00% 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 1948   2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Rest of NSW Firsts 1947   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW Firsts 1947-48   3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 1 33.33% List
NSW City Firsts 1947-48   3 - 3 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - 100.00% List
Probables (AU) 1948   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1949   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Riverina 1950-51, 1954   3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - 1 2 - 33.33% 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%  
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19461946 NSWRFL   6 - 6--- - - - - - - - 2 4 - 33.33% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19471947 NSWRFL   16 - 16--- - - - - - - - 8 7 1 50.00% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19481948 NSWRFL   7 - 72-2 - - - 6 - - - 3 3 1 42.86% 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%  
North Sydney 1946-48   29 - 29 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 13 14 2 44.83% 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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