Ray Ainsworth
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| Full name | Raymond Robert Ainsworth | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 May 1924 Bexley, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 November 2000 (aged 76)[1] Lorn, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Raymond Robert Ainsworth (5 May 1924 – 26 November 2000) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played for the St. George club in the New South Wales Rugby Football League (NSWRFL).
Biography
[edit]Ainsworth came to St George from the Waratah-Mayfield club in Newcastle.[4] He played four first-grade games for Saints during the 1946 NSWRFL season.[3] Ainsworth scored one try in first grade, on 17 August 1946 at North Sydney Oval where St. George defeated North Sydney 32–15.[5] St. George went on win the minor premiership and appear in the 1946 Premiership Final but Ainsworth was replaced by Doug McRitchie in the final. Ainsworth broke his leg in two places in May 1947 and was ruled out for the season.[6]
Ray is the brother of North Sydney's 1943 grand final winger Ron.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ainsworth, Raymond Robert". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 November 2000. p. 36. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Ray Ainsworth". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Ron Ainsworth". Yesterday's Hero. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ↑ Ron Ainsworth Archived 14 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine at nrlstats.com
- ↑ "Round 14 Scorers, 1946". stats.rleague.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ↑ "St. George Centre Out For Season". The Sun. No. 11, 630. New South Wales, Australia. 5 May 1947. p. 11 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 17 June 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Ron Ainsworth". Rugby League Project. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
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