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| Born | Arthur Edward Toby[1] 1903[1] Sydney[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 November 1984 (aged 80–81)[1] Eastwood, Sydney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | centre[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby league | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | fullback, centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arthur E. Toby (1903–1984) was a rugby union player who represented Australia and a professional rugby league footballer in the NSWRFL.
Toby, an auburn headed centre, was born in Sydney in 1903. He learnt his football as a youth with the Y.M.C.A junior rugby union sides and rose with that club to first grade. He later and claimed a total of 3 international rugby caps for Australia against New Zealand between 1924 and 1925.[2]
In 1926 he changed codes to Rugby League where he was a very popular clubman. He played 4 seasons with Sydney Roosters between 1926 and 1929, and finished his career at Balmain Tigers, playing three seasons between 1931 and 1933. He captained Balmain in 1931.[3] He was the fullback in Easts 26–5 loss to South Sydney in the 1928 Final.[4]