Ray Beaven

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Raymond John Beaven
Born
Sunday, 26th July, 1936
Died
Thursday, 7th June, 2018 (Aged 81 years and 316 days)
Place Of Birth
Yass, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Former Easts pivot played with Tumut in 1961 where he gained selection for NSW in two interstate matches. Beaven then toured NZ with the Australian team but although he appeared in four minor matches (scoring 1 try) he did not appear in a Test match. Beaven resumed his Sydney career with C’bury the following year.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 31 11 -   - 33 15 15 1 48.39% List
City Cup 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Tour Matches Riverina 3 1 -   - 3 1 2 0 33.33% List
City vs Country Firsts 2 1 -   - 3 1 1 0 50.00% List
Interstate Matches 2 2 -   - 6 2 0 0 100.00% List
Tour Matches Australia 4 - -   - - 3 1 0 75.00% List
Craven Mild Cup 6 - -   - - 4 2 0 66.67% List


International

International Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1961 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Riverina 1960, 1963-64 3 1 -   - 3 1 2 0 33.33% List
NSW Country Seconds 1960 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
NSW Firsts 1961 2 2 -   - 6 2 0 0 100.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1961, 1963 2 1 -   - 3 1 1 0 50.00% List
Overall1960-1964 8 4 0   0 12 4 4 0 50.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1958 7 3 -   - 9 4 3 0 57.14% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1959 12 5 -   - 15 6 6 0 50.00% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1962 12 3 -   - 9 5 6 1 41.67% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Eastern Suburbs 1958-59 19 8 -   - 24 10 9 0 52.63% List
Canterbury 1962 12 3 -   - 9 5 6 1 41.67% List
Overall1958-1962 31 11 0   0 33 15 15 1 48.39% List

Your Say

  • Steven Beaven
    24/08/2013

    Ray is my father we spell our surname Beaven
    Ray returned to Tumut in 1963 and played out the rest of his career there except for a 2yrs stint as captain coach of Turvey Park in Wagga Wagga in the late 1960s he retired in 1975

  • Bernie B
    13/02/2022

    A player of untapped talent who was brilliant at evading an opponent and scoring tries one of the best i have witnessed on par with the brilliant John Hobby
    His defence was also flawless a complete footballer with great courage ask any Tumut person

  • Steven Beaven
    13/01/2024

    Ray's correct name is Raymond John Beaven, I should know I'm his son

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