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Colin York
Personal information
Full nameColin York
Born1904
Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Died1973 (aged 68–69)
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1928–30 New South Wales 6 1 0 0 3
1928 Australia 2 0 0 0 0
As of 31 Aug 2021

Colin 'Yic' York (1904–1973)[1] was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played for Yass between 1923 and 1926, spent a season with Queanbeyan in 1927 before returning to Yass in 1928 to 1930. He was born in Yass, New South Wales. York primarily played as a prop-forward representing Australia in two test matches against Great Britain. York later played with Morpeth in the Newcastle coalfields competition and captain coached Nowra. He later moved to Sydney and became a committee man for the Canterbury RLFC.

In 1928 York was selected to play for Southern Districts (which at the time represented the Riverina region). This team competed in the Country Carnival in May, which included a match against Eastern Suburbs on May 5.[2][3] York then represented Combined Country against Combined City on Wednesday, May 9.[4] He was selected and played for New South Wales in matches against Queensland on May 12 and 19.[5][6] York again played for New South Wales against the touring Great Britain team on June 2.[7][8] York was selected and played for Australia in the First Test in Brisbane.[9][10] Despite several changes to the Australian team after a narrow loss, York was retained for the Second Test in Sydney on July 14.[11]

York continued to represent New South Wales in 1929 and 1930. In all, York played twice for Australia and six times for NSW.

References

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  1. ^ "Charlie York". Rugby League Project.
  2. ^ "Programme - Country Carnival - Eastern Suburbs v. Southern Districts". The Rugby League News. 9 (4 (May 5, 1928)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League: 12. Retrieved 18 July 2025 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Southern Team". The Rugby League News. 9 (5 (May 12, 1928)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League: 5. Retrieved 18 July 2025 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Country fixtures and results". The Rugby League News. 9 (12 (June 23, 1928)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League: 12. Retrieved 18 July 2025 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "Programme - New South Wales v. Queensland". The Rugby League News. 9 (5 (May 12, 1928)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League: 8. Retrieved 18 July 2025 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "Programme - New South Wales v. Queensland". The Rugby League News. 9 (9 (May 19, 1928)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League: 8. Retrieved 18 July 2025 – via Trove.
  7. ^ "Have We Got The Boys To Do It In Australia? - Blues Blues Blues - A Few Facts About the Home Town Boys". The Rugby League News. 9 (8 (June 2, 1928)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League: 11. Retrieved 18 July 2025 – via Trove.
  8. ^ "Programme - England v. New South Wales". The Rugby League News. 9 (8 (June 2, 1928)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League: 8. Retrieved 18 July 2025 – via Trove.
  9. ^ "Can Australia Beat England In To-Day's Test? Brisbane Opens The Test Match Ball". The Rugby League News. 9 (12 (June 23, 1928)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League: 1. Retrieved 18 July 2025 – via Trove.
  10. ^ "Record crowd sees England triumph 15-12". The Rugby League News. 9 (13 (June 30, 1928)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League: 1. Retrieved 18 July 2025 – via Trove.
  11. ^ "Australia's Team For Second Test". The Rugby League News. 9 (13 (June 30, 1928)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League: 3. Retrieved 18 July 2025 – via Trove.
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