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Ray Beaven

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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
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

Competitions Won

Interstate Series
1961
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1961
Preseason Cup
1962

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

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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%  
Other International Matches - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches RiverinaRIV - 3 - 3 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 4 - 4 --- - - - - - - - 3 1 - 75.00% 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 1 2 - 2 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 1 2 - 2 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
NSW City vs Country 1 3 - 3 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 2 - 33.33% 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) - 31 - 31 11-11 - - - 33 - - - 15 15 1 48.39% List
City Cup - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Preseason Cup 1 6 - 6 --- - - - - - - - 4 2 - 66.67% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  50 - 50 15-15 - - - 45 - - - 26 23 1 52.00% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1961   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%  
Riverina 1960, 1963-65   3 1 4 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 3 - 25.00% List
NSW Country Seconds 1960   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW Firsts 1961   2 - 2 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1961, 1963   2 - 2 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 1 - 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%  
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19581958 NSWRFL   7 - 73-3 - - - 9 - - - 4 3 - 57.14% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19591959 NSWRFL   12 - 125-5 - - - 15 - - - 6 6 - 50.00% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19621962 NSWRFL   12 - 123-3 - - - 9 - - - 5 6 1 41.67% 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%  
Eastern Suburbs 1958-59   19 - 19 8-8 - - - 24 - - - 10 9 - 52.63% List
Canterbury 1962   12 - 12 3-3 - - - 9 - - - 5 6 1 41.67% List

Your Say

  • Steven Beaven
    24 Aug 2013 10:50pm

    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 Feb 2022 7:25pm

    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 Jan 2024 9:05am

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

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