Dual Internationals Other than league / union combo

[Yngwie_70]

I was wondering if anybody could come up with any dual internationals that played RL and some other sport other than Union. I can think of Michael Cleary but I was wondering if there are others.

Regards

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

Dick Thornett repped in League, Union and Water Polo from memory.

 

[jono]

Did Ray Lindwall play for Oz in League and cricket?

 

[RL1908]

Did Ray Lindwall play for Oz in League and cricket?

No - just 1st Grade for St George.

I can't think of any multi-sport Aust rep + Kangaroo other than Dick Thornett.

 

[RL1908]

The life of Billy Shankland (1929 Kangaroos - Easts & Warrington) is interesting - he played international pro golf including the British Open, so in a sense he represented Australia in two sports:

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19980916/ai_n14172822

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Shankland

Don't believe this golf club site though, who acclaim Billy as Wallaby!:
http://www.parkstonegolfclub.co.uk/about_outstanding.php

 

[Calixte]

Johnny Bliss was the most successful beach sprinter of all time and won the Australian Beach Championship 5 times. He also played for Australia in rugby league.

Wally McArthur was a gifted Aboriginal runner from South Australia who went on to have a highly successful professional career in English rugby league.

Ken Irvine held the world record for professional sprinting at one stage (110 yards I think?) and played 31 Tests for Australia in rugby league.

 

[RL1908]

I think Thornett wins!

 

[Calixte]

George Smith played Test rugby league and rugby union for NZ, won the New Zealand Cup as a jockey (at 18) and held numerous NZ athletics records.

He may well win overall... ;-)

 

[JB]

Adrian Lam, Mark McClinden, Chris Flannery, Tim Brasher, Ben Sammut, Joe Williams, Benji Marshall - Australia Touch

Ritchie Barnett - NZ Touch

Brent Todd - NZ Waterpolo

 

[NK Arsenal]

Not internationals but Graeme Hughes played for NSW in cricket and RL

 

[herbert henry1908]

No - just 1st Grade for St George.

I can't think of any multi-sport Aust rep + Kangaroo other than Dick Thornett.

Didnt Lindwall play for NSW in rugby league aswell?

 

[mightybears]

Didnt Lindwall play for NSW in rugby league aswell?

Not in an official match v QLD or touring team [war being the issue!]

 

[Calixte]

Bevan Hough - Kiwi Test RL winger from the 1950s was also a Commonwealth Games Silver Medal winner for the long jump...

 

[yappy]

Whilst he didn't play league Snowy Baker played union tests, and represented Australia in swimming, diving and boxing in the 1908 Olympics (winning a silver medal in the boxing).

 

[mightybears]

and Warren Ryan went to the 1962 Commonwealth Games in the shot put!

 

[Abz]

I can remember some South African went from playing golf to playing Tennis (or the other way around) and another South African played in the cricket world Cup for South African last year and also played for them in the Rugby Union world cup.

Also Anthony Mundine... played for Australia in League and now in boxing. (Yes i'm aware, boxing is not a team sport but he does represent Australia).

 

[Swany]

Jeff Wilson is a Kiwi dual international in cricket and rugby. Can't be too many people who have marked David Campese, Jonah Lomu etc and faced Warne & McGrath too.

Brian McKechnie is another All Black who played cricket for NZ and in fact had to face Trevor Chapells infamous underarm ball at the MCG in 81.

 

[watatank]

Nova Peris won Olympic Gold playing for the Hockeyroos and then won Commonwealth Gold in athletics (one of the relays IIRC).

 

[griffo346]

shane warne

cricket and poker

also he played afl too

 

[Bobby DIGital]

I can remember some South African went from playing golf to playing Tennis (or the other way around) and another South African played in the cricket world Cup for South African last year and also played for them in the Rugby Union world cup.

Also Anthony Mundine... played for Australia in League and now in boxing. (Yes i'm aware, boxing is not a team sport but he does represent Australia).

Mundine never represented Australia in Rugby League. Solomon Haumono did however (97 SL). And boxes.

Remember when Haumono took off from the Dogs and went over to London to hook up with that tasty Gabrielle Richens? Mundine was all "I'm gonna go over there and bring my brother Solo back." And he did...and wore overalls with one of the sides down, tryna look gangsta on the flight back. How come Mundine doesn't go over and bring SBW back the merkin. :lol: f**kin drove him to the airport n sh*t.