Bruce Astill
Australian rugby league player
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Bruce Astill (born 13 June 1955)[1] is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. A Queensland State of Origin representative[2] three-quarter back, he played club football in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership with Souths Magpies whom he captained to victory in the 1981 Grand Final.
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Astill first represented Queensland against New South Wales in 1979.[3] He was selected on the bench for the first ever State of Origin match in 1980, becoming Queensland State of Origin player No. 15,[4] but did not take the field.[5]
In 1981, Astill captained the Souths Magpies to a Brisbane Rugby League premiership. He again played for Queensland in the third and deciding match of the 1983 State of Origin series.