- Brett Papworth
Rugby league player infobox2
playername = Brett Papworth
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cityofbirth = Sydney
countryofbirth =Australia
position = Centre
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years = 1988 - 1991
clubs = Easts
caps(tries) = 5
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nationalcaps(tries) =Brett Papworth (born in
Sydney, New South Wales ,Australia ) played first graderugby league for the Eastern Suburbs Roosters in theNew South Wales Rugby League competition. He had formerly been an Australianrugby union international. His position of choice was usually at centre.Papworth commenced his rugby career with rugby union side Eastwood in the New South Wales competition and proceeded to make a total of fifteen test appearances for the Australian Wallabies side between
1985 and1987 prior to switching to rugby league the following year.Papworth elected to sign for the Eastern Suburbs side at the commencement of the
1988 season but his progress was hampered with a series of injuries. Over the next five years in rugby league Papworth's considerable talents were rarely on show; successive breaks to his jaw, shoulders and knees limited his game time to but five appearances. At the conclusion of the1991 season Papworth announced his decision to retire.Papworth is now a player agent for both league and union. He is also a
commentator for theShute Shield onABC Television and occasionally for theSuper 14 rugby union competition onFox Sports (Australia) .Career playing statistics
Point scoring summary
Matches played
External links
* [http://stats.rleague.com/rl/scorers/players/Brett_Papworth.html Brett Papworth scoring statistics]
* [http://austschools.rugbynet.com.au/default.asp?id=24299 Australian Schoolboys who have become Wallabies]
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