Frank Curran (rugby league)

Frank Curran (1910-1985) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. An Australian international representative, he played club football for South Sydney in the NSWRFL Premiership as well as in country New South Wales.

Frank Curran
Personal information
Full nameFrancis Joseph Curran
Born(1910-02-28)28 February 1910
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Died7 October 1985(1985-10-07) (aged 75)
Ballina, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1931–37 South Sydney 71 16 1 0 50
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1933–37 NSW City 7 3 0 0 9
1932–36 New South Wales 18 4 0 0 12
1935–38 Australia 10 1 0 0 3
1928 NSW Country 1 0 0 0 0
1932 Metropolis 2 0 0 0 0
As of 14 May 2020
Source: [1][2]

Playing career

A star schoolboy footballer at De La Salle College in Armidale,[3] Curran played for Ballina's Rovers club before moving to Sydney. He started playing first grade for Souths in the 1931 NSWRFL season.[4] At the end of the season he played in the premiership final-winning Souths team. It was back-to-back premierships for South Sydney, with Curran playing in the 1932 premiership final as well. In 1933 Curran was first selected to represent Australia, for the 1933-34 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain becoming Kangaroo No. 182.[5] That season he also played representative football for Sydney, and then New South Wales. The 1937 NSWRFL season was Curran's last with South Sydney.[6] He was selected to go on the Kangaroo tour of 1937-38. Curran became the first Australian player to score on French soil in a Test match in 1938.[7]

Frank's son, Declan Curran, played rugby union for Australia.

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References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "Frank Curran". nrlstats.com. Sports Data. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  3. Whiticker, Alan. "Frank Curran". rugbyleagueproject.org. Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  4. "Player Profile: Frank Curran". yesterdayshero.com.au. SmartPack International Pty Ltd. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  5. australianrugbyleague.com.au. "Player Register". Kangaroos. ARL. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  6. "Frank Curran". rabbitohs.com.au. South Sydney Rabbitohs. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  7. "Ballina picks league Team of the Century". Ballina Shire Advocate. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
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