Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Tuesday, 5th November, 1963
- Current Age
- 62 years and 143 days
- Place Of Birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
Eastwood RU pivot played in 15 Tests for the Wallabies during 1985-87 but had his rugby league aspirations shattered with a series of injuries after turning professional. Papworth's considerable talents were rarely on show after a succession of broken jaw, knee and shoulder injuries limited him to just a handful of games. After a frustrating rugby league career he retired from the game and despite being denied a clearance to return to Rugby to play for Eastwood by the International Rugby Board, he returned to the amateur code with the blessing of the NSWRU.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRL Premiership (NRL) | - | 7 | - | 6 | - | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 28.57% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup AU | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 8 | - | 7 | - | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 37.50% | List | |||||
NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1988 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1990 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1991 | 4 | - | 6 | / | 9 | 66.67% | - | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% | List | |
NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 1988, 1990-91 | 7 | - | 6 | / | 9 | 66.67% | - | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 28.57% | List | |
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, AJ Lucantonio, Max Turner, Greg Fiveash
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Newspapers
Your Say
18/08/2011
where is the photo of brett papworth i have looked at many sites on the internet but yet i cant find any photos if you do find some could you ask him to bring them in to his favourite butchershop Northmead Quality Meats cause Liz is looking for a photo of him Thank you
12/03/2020
great rugby record pity so many injures in league .now a very good radio personality
14/05/2020
You can hear him on talkinsport on 2SM between 3:00 to 6:00 pm from Wednesday to Friday.
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