George Brackenreg

George Stubbs Brackenreg (1858–1928) was an Australian entrepreneur and a co-founder of Rugby League in Australia.

Brackenreg, along with J J Giltinan, Victor Trumper, Jack Feneley and Henry Hoyle, set up the New South Wales Rugby Football League (NSWRFL) as a breakaway from rugby union football in Sydney during August 1907. He is also remembered as a major influence behind the creation of the South Sydney District Rugby League Football Club in 1908.[1] He was awarded Life Membership of the NSWRFL in 1914. [2]

Brackenreg died at his mistress' Randwick home on 30 May 1928, aged 70. He was interred at Rookwood Cemetery.[3]

References
  1. Ian Collis,Alan Whiticker: History of Rugby League Clubs. 2004 (ISBN 1741100755)
  2. Referee, Sydney (article) 14/5/1914."Life Members of the NSWRFL"
  3. Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice: 09/06/1928
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