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Full name | Sydney John Hobson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Wallsend, New South Wales | 3 July 1917||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 21 March 2019 |
Sydney John Hobson (born 3 July 1917) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for Eastern Suburbs in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.
Described as a 'tough as teak' second-row, Hobson played for the Eastern Suburbs club in the years 1944–49 in Australia's major rugby league competition – the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL). Hobson was a member of Easts' 1945 premiership winning side.[2]
Hobson also played for the rural New South Wales town of Young, the 'Cherry Pickers'.
In 1946 Hobson represented his state after being named as a reserve for New South Wales on 3 previous occasions.