George Jardine | |
Fullname: | George Jardine |
Birth Date: | 8 November 1926 |
Birth Place: | Helensburgh, New South Wales, Australia |
Death Place: | Jannali, New South Wales, Australia |
Retired: | yes |
Club1: | St. George |
Year1start: | 1947 |
Year1end: | 52 |
Appearances1: | 60 |
Tries1: | 9 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
Points1: | 27 |
Updated: | 11 June 2019 |
Source: | [1] |
George Jardine (8 November 1926 - 29 May 2015[2]) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. Jardine played in the New South Wales premiership competition and won a premiership with St. George in 1949.
A Wollongong, New South Wales junior, Jardine played five seasons for St. George between 1947-1950 and 1952. He became a premiership winner when he played at lock-forward in 1949 Grand Final win over South Sydney.[3] After playing 70 grade games for St George, George Jardine returned to the Illawarra league in 1953 joining the Northern Suburbs Wollongong club.[4] He also had a long association with the Helensburgh Tigers rugby league football club.[3]