Ray Love
Australian rugby league and rugby union player
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Raymond Thomas Love (born 1934) is an Australian former rugby league and rugby union player.
Full nameRaymond Thomas Love
Born1934 (age 91–92)
Position
Halfback
Position
Halfback
| Full name | Raymond Thomas Love | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1934 (age 91–92) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Education | Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Father | Jim Love | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Love is the son of New South Wales representative rugby league winger Jimmy Love, who played for Balmain.[1]
Raised in Sydney, Love attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview, and gained Combined G.P.S. selection as a rugby union player. He competed in rugby union for Drummoyne after school and in 1954 earned state representative honours at halfback against Queensland.[2] In 1955, Love won the Fairfax Cup as Sydney rugby union's best and fairest.[3]
Love switched to rugby league in 1958 and had seven seasons as a first-grade halfback with North Sydney.[4]