William van Rugge
Australian rugby league player
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| Intro | Australian rugby league player | |
| A.K.A. | William Christian van Rugge | |
| A.K.A. | William Christian van Rugge | |
| Places | Australia | |
| was | Athlete Rugby league player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 4 May 1921, Petersham, Australia | |
| Death | 5 July 1997 (aged 76 years) | |
| Star sign | Taurus |
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Biography
William Christian Van Rugge (1921-1997) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s.
Playing career
A Newtown junior, Bill Van Rugge's career was cut short by war service in the Australian Army during World War II . In 1944 Van Rugge played for a combined-Brisbane team v's Ipswich in the Bulimba Cup before war service in New Guinea later that year. By war's end, his rugby league career was over.
Death
Van Rugge died on 5 July 1997 in Newcastle, New South Wales.