John Armstrong (rugby league)
- John Armstrong (rugby league)
John Armstrong was a rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) Competition.
After representing New South Wales (NSW) at a junior level Armstrong began his senior career playing for the Western Suburbs (1964-65) (1967-70) club. Originally a wing–threequarter Armstrong developed into a tough uncompromising front-row forward. Armstrong also played for the Canterbury Bankstown (1971) and Eastern Suburbs (1972-73) clubs. Armstrong was a member of Easts 1972 Grand Final side that was beaten by Manly Warringah, he had a try disallowed in the controversial decider.
Armstrong, in total, played 137 1st grade matches in the NSWRL competition before moving to Brisbane to play out his career with the West Brisbane club.
The front-rower was a hotelier by profession and at the time of his death managed several Hotels.
References
*The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League Players; Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson
*Rugby League Yearbook; Dave Middleton
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