Rodney William George "Rod" Urquhart - South Sydney Player Report

Lock

FG Player - 578

Urquahrt made his way to South Sydney, from Gosford via Cronulla and Illawarra-Wests. He made his first grade club debut in Round 1 of the 1973 Pre-Season Cup against Western Suburbs at Belmore Oval. A month later in 1973 Round 1 he made his first grade premiership debut for South Sydney against Parramatta at Redfern Oval, being the only player in South Sydney history to score a try and also be sent off also on first grade premiership debut, when he was sent off for a head-high tackle just after half-time.

Urquhart was a keen, bustling lock who backed up well.

Urquhart played 2 seasons with South Sydney. He played 32 first grade club games, which included 24 first grade premiership games and 8 first grade cup games. He played 45 senior grade games for South Sydney, which includes 37 senior grade premiership games.

He captained South Sydney to two reserve grade games. Urquhart played his last senior grade and first grade premiership game for South Sydney in the 1974 Preliminary Semi-Final against Western Suburbs at the Sydney Sports Ground.

Player Relatives
Brother     - Urquhart, Allen (Gosford)

Representative Qualification
NSW Country

Date of Birth
Boggabri - 4th May 1945

Previous Clubs                             First Grade
                                       M  T  G  FG  Pt
National Service           (1966-67)                    Army 1st Field Regiment Gunner (Vietnam War)
Gosford                    (1966-69)
Cronulla-Sutherland        (1970-71)  31  5  -   -  15
Western Suburbs-Illawarra  (1972)

Previous Rep Honours                   M  T   G FG  Pt
Sydney City II             (1971)      1  -   -  -   -
NSW Country II             (1972)      1  -   -  -   -
NSW Country                (1972)      1  1   -  -   3

Playing Career at South Sydney (1973-74)

South Sydney First Grade Debut
1973 Pre01 Belm v Western Suburbs (27y 289d)
1973 Rd01  Redf v Parramatta      (Premiership - 27y 324d)

First Grade
                           Premiership :                     Midweek Cup :                 Pre-Season Comp
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1973    14  13  (1)  2   -      -    6 :                                 :   4   3  (1)  1   -      -    3
1974    10   7  (3)  -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   3   3   -   -   -      -    -
 
TOTAL   24  20  (4)  2   -      -    6 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   7   6  (1)  1   -      -    3

SS Cup   8   7  (1)  1   -      -    3
SS FG   32  27  (5)  3   -      -    9 

Lower Grades                                                            
                        Reserve  Grade
Year     M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1973     5   5   -   2   -      -    6
1974     8   8   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL   13  13   -   2   -      -    6

South Sydney Senior(FG/RG/3G) Grade Career
                           Premiership :                             Cup :                     All Matches
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
CAREER  37  33  (4)  4   -      -   12 :   8   7  (1)  1   -      -    3 :  45  40  (5)  5   -      -   15

Captaincy Record

     Lower Grades
Year Reserve Grade(  W- D-L      %) :
1974             2(  0- 0-2     0%) :

TOTAL            2(  0- 0-2     0%) :

SS CAREER        2(  0- 0-2     0%)

Suspensions

Year       Grade v           Fine Wk CHARGE
1973 Rd01  FG    Parramatta     -  2 Head-high tackle

Representative Honours at South Sydney


Year Pos  Team                 Versus               Match         T  G/A  FG
none

After Leaving South Sydney

Subsequent Clubs                           First Grade
                                       M  T   G FG  Pt
Nambucca Heads            (1975-77)                    (Captain-Coach) 

Ref - RLP / DVA-2782045 / FN-4


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