Ed Rigney

Ed Rigney
Personal information
Full nameEdward Patrick Rigney
Born(1893-07-29)29 July 1893
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died23 August 1975(1975-08-23) (aged 82)
Pagewood, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionFullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1915–19 Newtown 38 0 0 1 2
1920–26 Eastern Suburbs 63 0 2 0 4
Total 101 0 2 1 6
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1919–21 New South Wales 2 0 0 0 0
1922 Metropolis 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Ed 'Snowy' Rigney (1893–1975), was a rugby league footballer for Newtown and the Eastern Suburbs clubs who played in the New South Wales Rugby League.

Playing career

Snowy Rigney began his rugby league career with the Newtown club in 1917, he played in 38 matches with that club before joining Eastern Suburbs in 1920.

A fullback, Rigney played 63 matches for the Eastern Suburbs club in the years 1920-24 & 1926 including the 1923 premiership decider. He was often nicknamed 'Muscles' due to his small statue. His son, Ted, was an aspiring amateur golfer in the 1940s and 1950s.[2]

Rigney was selected to represent New South Wales rugby league team in 1919 and 1921 and is recognized as the Newtown Jets' 107th player, and the Sydney Roosters' 114th player.

References

  1. ^ "Ed Rigney – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
  2. ^ "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.


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