Arthur Hennessy

Arthur Stephen "Ash" Hennessy (24 September 1876 – 19 September 1959) was an Australian pioneer rugby league identity. He was a seminal figure in the creation of the South Sydney Rabbitohs for whom he played and later coached. He was a state and national representative hooker/forward and was the first captain of the Australian national rugby league team. He played for New South Wales in the first rugby match run by the newly created 'New South Wales Rugby Football League' which had just split away from the established New South Wales Rugby Football Union. He later coached at club, state and national representative levels.

Arthur Hennessy
Personal information
Full nameArthur Stephen Hennessy
Born24 September 1876
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died19 September 1959(1959-09-19) (aged 82)
Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight12 st 6 lb (79 kg; 174 lb)
Rugby union
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1901–07 South Sydney
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1901–07 New South Wales
Rugby league
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1908–09 South Sydney 6 2 0 0 6
1909 Easts (Sydney) 4 0 0 0 0
1910–11 South Sydney 20 7 1 0 23
Total 30 9 1 0 29
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1907–08 New South Wales 3 0 0 0 0
1908 Australia 2 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1908 South Sydney
1918 South Sydney 14 12 0 2 86
1946 South Sydney 14 0 0 14 0
Total 28 12 0 16 43
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1913–13 New South Wales
1929–30 Australia
1930 New Zealand 0 0 0 0
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