Ed Rigney
Australian rugby league footballer
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Ed 'Snowy' Rigney (1893–1975), was a rugby league footballer for Newtown and the Eastern Suburbs clubs who played in the New South Wales Rugby League.
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| Full name | Edward Patrick Rigney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 July 1893 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 August 1975 (aged 82) Pagewood, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Snowy Rigney began his rugby league career with the Newtown club in 1917, he played in 38 matches with that club before joining Eastern Suburbs in 1920.
A fullback, Rigney played 63 matches for the Eastern Suburbs club in the years 1920-24 & 1926 including the 1923 premiership decider. He was often nicknamed 'Muscles' due to his small statue. His son, Ted, was an aspiring amateur golfer in the 1940s and 1950s.[2]
Rigney was selected to represent New South Wales rugby league team in 1919 and 1921 and is recognized as the Newtown Jets' 107th player, and the Sydney Roosters' 114th player.
