Dud Beattie

Dud Beattie (27 April 1934 – 19 April 2016)[3] was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. An Australian international and Queensland representative prop forward,[4] he played in Ipswich, Queensland for the Railways club.

Dud Beattie
Personal information
Full nameDudley R Beattie
Born(1934-04-27)27 April 1934
Queensland
Died19 April 2016(2016-04-19) (aged 81)
Caloundra, Queensland
Playing information
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1]
Weight14 st 8 lb (93 kg; 204 lb)[1]
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Railways (Ipswich)
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Ipswich
1958–62 Queensland 19 2 0 0 6
1959–62 Australia 15 1 0 0 3
Source: [2]

Career

Beattie along with Noel Kelly and Gary Parcell, helped Ipswich dominate the Bulimba Cup and all three were selected for the Australian national side's front row.[5] In 1959 he played in the Queensland victory over New South Wales that attracted 35,261 spectators, smashing Brisbane's previous record for an interstate match of 22,817.[6] Also that year Beattie was selected to make his international debut for Australia, becoming Kangaroo No. 338.[7] He went on the 1959–60 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France, represented Australia at the 1960 World Cup, and went on the 1961 tour of New Zealand.

Beattie's last international was played during the 1962 Great Britain tour of Australia where he appeared in all three Tests. In the third Test at Sydney in July 1962 he dislocated his shoulder and played on knowing there were no substitutes allowed. When he eventually needed to leave the field, Beattie provoked Derek Turner into a fight, referee Darcy Lawler sent both men off and the opposing numbers remained even. Australia went on to snatch an 18–17 win. He retired with thirteen Test caps and two World Cup appearances.

Beattie later worked as a selector during the 1980s for the Australian national team[8] and for the Ipswich Jets on the coaching and administration staff.[9]

References
  1. "1960 World Cup Match". i.ebayimg.com. ebay. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson. "Dud Beattie". Rugby League Project.
  3. "Queensland Representative Players". qrl.com.au. Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 1 December 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  4. Campbell, John (19 October 2010). "Old timers in a league of their own". The Byron Shire Echo. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  5. qt.com.au (10 April 2010). "Pictures celebrate rugby history". The Queensland Times. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  6. Goodman, Tom (28 May 1959). "Queensland beats N.S.W. in league by 17-15". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  7. "Kangaroos Player Register". australianrugbyleague.com.au. ARL. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  8. Clarkson, Alan (27 April 1988). "Of mice and men and greats of League". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  9. "Jets History". ipswichjets.com.au. Ipswich Jets. Retrieved 16 October 2011.

Sources
  • Andrews, Malcolm (2006) The ABC of Rugby League Austn Broadcasting Corpn, Sydney
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