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Dick Huddart

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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

Born
Monday, 22nd June, 1936
Died
Wednesday, 11th August, 2021 (Aged 85 years and 50 days)
Place Of Birth
England

Competitions Won

The Ashes
1958, 1959/60, 1962
Test Series
1958 New Zealand vs Great Britain, 1961 Great Britain vs New Zealand
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1964, 1965, 1966
Preseason Cup
1965

Honours & Awards

Lance Todd Trophy
1961

Biography

Great Britain (Whitehaven) forward made his Test debut as a 21-year-old on the 1958 Lions Tour of Australia. Huddart later shifted to St Helens and was ‘man of the match’ in the club's 1961 Challenge Cup victory. On tour with the 1962 Lions he tore the Australian team apart with his great defence and proved almost unstoppable with his bursts out wide. A 16-Test veteran, Huddart was signed by the champion St George club after the 1963-64 Kangaroo Tour but a succession of knee injuries kept him out of the club's run of grand final victories until 1966. The pacy second rower was a try-scorer in the Dragon's 23-4 win over Balmain but two years later, took on a captain-coach position with Dubbo. After two seasons with Macquarie United in the Newcastle competition Huddart returned to England in 1970-71 to play a final season with Whitehaven.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Additional Notes

Born Flimby Cumberland. Played for Whitehaven from 1955 moved to St Helens in 1959 till 1964 Played 209 matches scoring 76 tries Moved to St George played 78 matches scoring 16 tries Played for Whitehaven I the 1970-71 season

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) - 17 - 17 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 9 8 - 52.94% List
Other International Matches - 4 - 4 3-3 - - - 9 - - - 4 - - 100.00% List
The Ashes 3 7 - 7 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 5 2 - 71.43% List
Tour Matches Whitehaven RLFCWHI - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches Great BritainGBR - 54 2 56 32-32 - - - 96 - - 1 47 8 1 83.93% List
Tour Matches St HelensSTH - 3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
Test Series 5 14 - 14 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 8 6 - 57.14% 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) 3 77 1 78 16-16 - - - 48 - - - 56 19 3 71.79% List
NRL Finals - 7 - 7 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 4 3 - 57.14% List
Preseason Cup 1 13 1 14 --- - - - - - - - 9 5 - 64.29% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  151 4 155 49-49 - - - 147 - - 1 115 36 4 74.19% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Great Britain 1958-59, 1961-63   16 - 16 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 8 8 - 50.00% List
England 1962   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Great Britain 1958, 1962   4 - 4 3-3 - - - 9 - - - 4 - - 100.00% 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%  
St GeorgeSt George 19641964 NSWRFL   13 - 134-4 - - - 12 - - - 11 2 - 84.62% List
St GeorgeSt George 19651965 NSWRFL   10 1 111-1 - - - 3 - - - 9 2 - 81.82% List
St GeorgeSt George 19661966 NSWRFL   20 - 205-5 - - - 15 - - - 15 4 1 75.00% List
St GeorgeSt George 19671967 NSWRFL   21 - 215-5 - - - 15 - - - 14 7 - 66.67% List
St GeorgeSt George 19681968 NSWRFL   13 - 131-1 - - - 3 - - - 7 4 2 53.85% 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%  
St George 1964-68   77 1 78 16-16 - - - 48 - - - 56 19 3 71.79% List

Your Say

  • Riley Sohier
    12 Jul 2019 11:19am

    Dick Huddart scored the first try in the knockout semi-final in 1968 against the Eastern Suburbs Roosters. It was also my first visit to the SCG to watch Rugby League. A great player Dick Huddart he played in the 2nd row that day. I seen him on old footage playing for Great Britain. A very tough man.

  • Mick Hunt
    19 Mar 2023 10:22am

    I’m presently giving my grandson, for keeps sake,Dick Huddarts St George’s footy jumper which he he personally presented to me at our Dapto under 18s presentation night in 1966. Thanks again Dick RIP.

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