Vic Armbruster

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playername = Vic Armbruster
fullname = Vic Armbruster

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dateofbirth = 12 July, 1902
placeofbirth = Meerschaum Vale
countryofbirth = Australia
dateofdeath = 1984
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club1 = Mullumbimby
year1start = 1921–1923
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club2 = Valleys, Toowoomba
year2start = 1924–1925
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club3 = Grammars, Brisbane
year3start = 1926–1928
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year4start = 1929–1930
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year5start = 1931
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club6 = Rochdale Hornets
year6start = 1931–1935
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teamA = New South Wales
yearAstart = 1922
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yearBstart = 1924–1931
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teamC = Australia
yearCstart = 1924–1930
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Vic Armbruster (born 12 July, 1902 in Meerschaum Vale, New South Wales, died 1984) was an Australian rugby league player for New South Wales, Queensland and Australia. He is considered one of the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century. [ [http://www.livenews.com.au/Articles/2008/02/22/Controversy_reigns_as_NRL_releases_top_100_players Century's Top 100 Players] ] . He primarily played in the second-row.

Armbuster's grade career commenced in the country at Mullumbimby, New South Wales from where he gained state selection for New South Wales in 1922. Along with his future Kangaroo captain Tom Gorman and state/national teammate Herb Steinohrt, Armbruster was a member of the 1924-25 world class Toowoomba side that beat all-comers including Sydney premiers Souths, Brisbane, Ipswich and representative sides including New South Wales, Victoria, Great Britain and New Zealand. While playing with Toowoomba Armbruster first gained national selection appearing in the 2nd and 3rd tests of the 1924 domestic Ashes series against Great Britain.

He played with the Grammars club in Brisbane and then Valleys and was a regular representative in the Queensland state side making 35 appearances up till 1931. He was selected for the 1929 Kangaroo tour and played in three Tests and sixteen minor representative tour games.

In February 2008, Armbruster was named in the list of Australia's "100 Greatest Players" (1908-2007) which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia. [cite news|author=Peter Cassidy |publisher="Macquarie National News"|title=Controversy reigns as NRL releases top 100 players |url=http://www.livenews.com.au/Articles/2008/02/22/Controversy_reigns_as_NRL_releases_top_100_players |accessdate=2008-02-23|date=2008-02-23] [cite web|publisher="NRL & ARL"|title=Centenary of Rugby League - The Players |url=http://www.centenaryofrugbyleague.com.au/site/the-players.aspx?cat=3&list=true |accessdate=2008-02-23|date=2008-02-23]

References

* [http://www.qrl.com.au/qrl_history/qld_rep_a.php Queensland Representatives at qrl.com.au]