Eric Lewis

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Eric William Lewis
Born
Monday, 20th September, 1909
Died
Friday, 17th April, 1959 (Aged 49 years and 210 days)
Place Of Birth
Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia

Honours & Awards

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Test Series
New Zealand vs Australia 1935, 1938/39 France vs. Australia
Interstate Series
1935, 1936, 1937
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1932

Biography

Another product of Christian Brothers Waverley, Lewis played in Griffith in 1931 before venturing back to Souths. The talented forward first played for NSW in 1935 and represented Australia in two Tests on the tour of NZ. A 1937-38 Kangaroo, Lewis played in seven Tests on tour; two against NZ, three against England and two on the ground-breaking tour of France. Souths coach in 1945, Lewis is credited with precipitating Souths' 'golden era' in the 1950s when he discovered a raw-boned prop playing for the Armed Services in Papua New Guinea at the end of the war. He talked the young player, Jack Rayner, into trialling with Souths after his demobilisation and the rest is history.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions
Competition   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
The Ashes - 3 - -   - - 1 2 0 33.33% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Firsts - 9 4 -   - 12 8 1 0 88.89% List
Tour Matches Australia - 22 3 -   - 9 18 4 0 81.82% List
Tour Matches Sydney Firsts - 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Test Series 2 9 - -   - - 6 3 0 66.67% List
Interstate Series 3 6 1 -   - 3 5 1 0 83.33% List
City vs Country Firsts - 8 - -   - - 4 3 1 50.00% List
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) 1 76 22 1   - 68 46 26 4 60.53% List
NSWRFL Finals - 7 3 -   - 9 3 4 0 42.86% List
City Cup - 3 - -   - - 1 2 0 33.33% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1935, 1937-38   9 - -   - - 6 3 0 66.67% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW City Seconds 1933   1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1933-37   7 - -   - - 4 2 1 57.14% List
NSW City Probables 1933   1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
NSW Firsts 1934-37   11 5 -   - 15 10 1 0 90.91% List
Sydney Firsts 1936   2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1938   1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Overall1933-1938   23 5 0   0 15 16 6 1 69.57% List


Club Career

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year

Team Season   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
South Sydney NSWRFL 1932   12 7 -   - 21 11 1 0 91.67% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1933   15 3 -   - 9 8 6 1 53.33% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1934   13 2 -   - 6 6 5 2 46.15% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1935   17 6 -   - 18 11 6 0 64.71% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1936   11 2 1   - 8 5 6 0 45.45% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1937   8 2 -   - 6 5 2 1 62.50% List

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
South Sydney 1932-37   76 22 1   - 68 46 26 4 60.53% List

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

Sources: Newspapers, 2006 Official Rugby League Annual