Snowy Spencer
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| Full name | William Jasper Gordon Spencer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 July 1899 Esk, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 July 1976 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre / Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Jasper Gordon Spencer (15 July 1899 – 20 July 1976)[1] was an Australian rugby league footballer.
Born in Esk, Queensland, Spencer was a three quarter and spent his early career in Toowoomba. He made his representative debut for Queensland in 1922 and played a prominent role on their 1925 visit to New Zealand, registering 21 tries over the course of the tour, most often as a centre.[2]
Spencer transferred to Ipswich in 1927 through his work with the railways and signed for the Booval Swifts. He moved on to the Bundaberg league the following season.[3]
In 1929–30, Spencer was a member of the Kangaroos tour of Great Britain and featured in all five internationals, consisting of four matches against England and one against Wales. He was utilised by Australia as a winger.[4]
Spencer, a baker by trade, at one point operated a general store in Glass House Mountains.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Bill Spencer". Rugby League Project.
- ↑ "QLD Tour to New Zealand 1925". Rugby League Project.
- ↑ "Spencer For Ipswich". The Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette. 6 May 1927. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Last Match Of The Tour". The Daily Telegraph. 19 January 1930. p. 3 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "A Narrow Shave". Truth. 12 June 1938. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.