Not to be confused with his cousin Reginald Victor Fusedale. Born Douglas Fusdale, he was a ballboy in the pioneer NZ "All Golds" v NSW match of 1907. A Y.M.C.A. Lifesaver who saved at least five people from drowning in 1916 at Coogee, Reg Fusedale was also a fine cricketer and Union player. After serving in the RDF(Radar defence) in England between 1917-18 he returned to Australia and came across to League.
Representative Qualification
NSW City
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1919 Rd13 v Eastern Suburbs (30y 260d)
Date of Birth
Sydney - 6th December 1890 (Died - 1990)
South Sydney Junior Club
South Sydney Kiaora
Previous Clubs First Grade
M T G FG Pt
Y.M.C.A. Borough RU (1909-10)
South Sydney RU (1911-14) Captain in 1913
Randwick/South Sydney RU (1915)
Y.M.C.A RU (1916)
Sydney Cricket (1909-10)
Redfern Cricket (1911)
Sydney Cricket (1911-17)
Military Service (1916-18) AIF Reserves(1916) then RDF(Range & Direction Finding/Radar defence) in England
Previous Rep Honours M T G FG Pt
Sydney Metropolitan II RU (1911)
Sydney Metropolias RU (1911)
New South Wales II RU (1912)
New South Wales RU (1913)
AIF RU (1916-18) Played in England, Wales, France, Belgium, Germany & Sth Africa
AIF Cricket
Playing Career at South Sydney (1919-20)
First Grade
Premiership : City Cup : Tour
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1919 2 2 - 1 2 - 7 : 1 1 - - - - -
1920 10 10 - 5 - - 15 : 1 1 - - - - - : 2 2 - - - - -
TOTAL 12 12 - 6 2 - 22 : 2 2 - - - - - : 2 2 - - - - -
SS FG 16 16 - 6 2 - 22
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
South Sydney First Grade Captaincy Debut
1920 Rd01 v Wests
First Grade
Year Premiership( W- D-L %) : Other( W- D-L %)
1920 10( 7- 0-3 70%) : 2( 2- 0-0 100%)
TOTAL 10( 7- 0-3 70%) : 2( 2- 0-0 100%)
SS FG 12( 9- 0-3 75%)
Suspension Record at South Sydney
Year Grade v Wk CHARGE never
Player Awards
Year Award 1942 - NSWRL Life Membership
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
St George (1921-22) 23 - 13 - 26
He would go on to be become a very successful rugby league administrator with St George.
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