Hans Mork
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| Full name | Hans Eric Mork | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1909 Cape Town, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 January 1960 (aged 50–51) Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hans Eric Mork (1909 – 22 January 1960)[1] was a South African-born Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played in Sydney for the Newtown club (with whom he won the 1933 NSWRFL Premiership), as well as in Newcastle for the Western Suburbs club and elsewhere in country New South Wales.
Background
[edit]Mork was born in Cape Town, South Africa.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Mork was one of four brothers to play for Newtown.[1] He was graded with the club in 1927 and made it to first grade two years later.
He played eight seasons with Newtown between 1929 and 1938 with a few country captain-coach seasons in between. He was captain-coach of the Newcastle Rugby League's Western Suburbs club in 1932.[2] Mork represented N.S.W. Country Firsts in 1934 whilst playing for Goulburn but returned to Newtown the following season.
Mork won a premiership with Newtown in 1933 and became club captain in 1935. Mork also played in Newtown's 1929 grand final loss against South Sydney.[3] Mork retired with immediate effect in April 1937.[4]
Death
[edit]Mork was killed in a car accident on 22 January 1960.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Hans Mork". rugbyleagueproject.org. Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ "1931 - 1935". westrosellas.com.au. West Rosellas. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson. Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players (1995) ISBN 1875169571
- ^ "Hans Mork Announces Retirement". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 21 April 1937. p. 20 – via Trove.
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 23/1/1960
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