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Frank Rule

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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
Francis Eugene Rule
Born
Thursday, 20th February, 1896
Died
Tuesday, 6th April, 1982 (Aged 86 years and 45 days)
Place Of Birth
Waverley, New South Wales, Australia

Competitions Won

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1921, 1922
City Cup
1920, 1922

Biography

Rule was a member of the champion Norths backline that won the club's only premierships, in 1921-22. Together with Cec Blinkhorn, Harold Horder and Herman Peters, he was chosen to tour with the 1921-22 Kangaroos - the only time a club's entire three-quarter line has been selected to tour. Unfortunately, Rule had set up his own timber business and pulled out of the tour due to business commitments. The Norths' centre, a State title holder in hurdles, represented NSW in 1923 and in all five matches in 1925 but did not get the chance to represent Australia again.
- 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%  
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 14 - 14 3-3 - - - 9 - - - 7 7 - 50.00% List
Tour Matches MetropolisMTR - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% 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 Australasia IIAUS - 1 - 1 --- 1 - - 2 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Interstate Series - 6 - 6 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 5 - 16.67% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches North Sydney BearsNOR - 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Country Carnival - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 2 77 - 77 11-11 - - - 33 - - - 47 27 3 61.04% List
NRL Finals - 1 - 1 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
City Cup 2 31 - 31 6-6 - - - 18 - - - 16 11 4 51.61% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  113 - 113 20-20 1 - - 62 - - - 66 40 7 58.41% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW Firsts 1921-23, 1925   14 - 14 3-3 - - - 9 - - - 7 7 - 50.00% List
Metropolis 1922   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Australasia II 1922   2 - 2 1-1 1 - - 5 - - - - 2 - 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%  
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19201920 NSWRFL   6 - 6--- - - - - - - - 4 2 - 66.67% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19211921 NSWRFL   8 - 81-1 - - - 3 - - - 7 - 1 87.50% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19221922 NSWRFL   17 - 175-5 - - - 15 - - - 13 4 - 76.47% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19231923 NSWRFL   13 - 131-1 - - - 3 - - - 8 5 - 61.54% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19241924 NSWRFL   8 - 81-1 - - - 3 - - - 3 5 - 37.50% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19251925 NSWRFL   9 - 9--- - - - - - - - 6 2 1 66.67% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19271927 NSWRFL   16 - 163-3 - - - 9 - - - 6 9 1 37.50% 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%  
North Sydney 1920-25, 1927   77 - 77 11-11 - - - 33 - - - 47 27 3 61.04% List

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