Bruce Olive

Australian rugby league player

Bruce Olive
Personal information
Born (1930-08-28) 28 August 1930 (age 93)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1964–67 Newtown 69 1 0 0 3
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1959–62 NSW Country Firsts 4 0 0 0 0
1958–62 New South Wales 8 2 0 0 6
Source: [1]

Bruce Olive (born 28 August 1930) is a former Indigenous Australian professional rugby league player who played as a prop forward for the Newtown Jets in the 1960s.

Wollongong prop played for New South Wales in nine matches between 1958-62 but could not break into the Australian Test side. Olive, who paved the way for Country’s upset wins over City in 1961-62, later played with Newtown in the mid-1960s.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Bruce Olive". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN 1875169571
  3. ^ Walter, Brad (3 August 2020). "Indigenous pioneer: How Bruce Olive paved the way for Big Artie". NRL.com. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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Illawarra Rugby League Team of the Century (1911–2010)
  • 1. Graeme Langlands
  • 2. Ian Moir
  • 3. Harry Wells Jr.
  • 4. Paul McGregor
  • 5. Rod Wishart
  • 6. Bob Fulton
  • 7. Trent Barrett
  • 8. Craig Young
  • 9. Kevin Schubert
  • 10. Steve Roach
  • 11. Ron Costello
  • 12. Craig Fitzgibbon
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Reserves
14. John Dorahy
15. Shaun Timmins
16. Bruce Olive
17. Ben Creagh
  • Coach: Harry Nolan
  • Referee: Alf Grew