- Bruce Greensill
Bruce Greensill (born c1942 - died
30 June ,2007 ) was arugby union player who represented both theAuckland Rugby Football Union andSydney in rugby. He played club rugby for the College Rifles Club inAuckland and theEastwood Rugby Club and founded the Forster-Tuncurry club on theMid North Coast, New South Wales . [ [http://tuncurry.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=sport&subclass=other&story_id=1016089&category=other "Great Lakes Advocate" "Union loses heart and soul" 4 July, 2007] ]New Zealand rugby career
Greensill started his club rugby career as a
flanker with the College Rifles Club in Auckland. Initially, he played for the second XV rather than play for the first XV. [ [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=10449691 "New Zealand Herald" "Rugby:Bruce Greensill dies" 5 July 2007] ] In his first game, he played against futureAll Black captainWilson Whineray and was awarded man of the match honours. [ [http://tuncurry.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=sport&subclass=other&story_id=1016089&category=other "Great Lakes Advocate" "Union loses heart and soul" 4 July, 2007] ] Greensill played in a club premiership winning side and represented Auckland.Australian rugby player
Greensill moved to Sydney in 1967 and played club football for Eastwood in 1968. He was the first player to play 100 games of first grade rugby without playing for the lower grades. [ [http://tuncurry.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=sport&subclass=other&story_id=1016089&category=other "Great Lakes Advocate" "Union loses heart and soul" 4 July, 2007] ] Greensill played for Sydney becoming one of two rugby players to have represented both Auckland and Sydney with Wallaby captain Greg Davis. [ [http://tuncurry.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=sport&subclass=other&story_id=1016089&category=other "Great Lakes Advocate" "Union loses heart and soul" 4 July, 2007] ]
Retirement
Greensill entered the trucking industry in Sydney. He bought a house in Forster and moved there to live. In 2003, he founded the Forster-Tuncurry Dolphins and was active in golden oldies rugby with first the Manning Mongrels of Taree and the Derelict Dolphins.
Nick Farr-Jones made a presentation to Greensill for his services to rugby on the Mid North Coast. [ [http://tuncurry.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=sport&subclass=other&story_id=1016089&category=other "Great Lakes Advocate" "Union loses heart and soul" 4 July, 2007] ]He has two grandaughters Kayla and Lauren
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