Tom Tyrrell | |
Fullname: | Thomas William Tyrrell |
Birth Date: | 31 October 1927 |
Position: | Second-row |
Teama: | New South Wales |
Yearastart: | 1951 |
Yearaend: | 52 |
Appearancesa: | 2 |
Triesa: | 1 |
Goalsa: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
Pointsa: | 3 |
Teamb: | Australia |
Yearbstart: | 1952 |
Appearancesb: | 2 |
Triesb: | 0 |
Goalsb: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
Pointsb: | 0 |
Club1: | Balmain Tigers |
Year1start: | 1950 |
Year1end: | 54 |
Appearances1: | 52 |
Tries1: | 6 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
Points1: | 18 |
Thomas William Tyrrell (31 October 1927 – 25 October 2008) was an Australian rugby league player.
A Fairfield C.Y.O. recruit, Tyrrell broke into Balmain's first-grade side in 1950 and the following year made his interstate debut for NSW as a second-rower. He represented Australia against New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1952 and subsequently won a place on the squad for the 1952–53 tour of Great Britain, where he replaced Ferris Ashton in the side for the 2nd Test at Manchester's Station Road.[1] After captaining Balmain for much of the 1953 NSWRFL season, Tyrrell's career was stalled by a serious knee ligament injury.[2] [3]