Harry Bath

Harry Bath (28 November 1924 – 4 October 2008), born Alfred Henry Bath, also known by the nickname of "The Old Fox", was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach who was prominent and influential in the mid-20th century. A state and international representative who played 12 matches for Other Nationalities in the International Championship from 1949 to 1955, he played as a second-row and has been referred to as the best Australian rugby league player never to be picked for the Australian national team. Following his retirement, Bath coached in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership for two decades, also achieving selection as the Australian national team coach.

Harry Bath
Personal information
Full nameAlfred Henry Bath
Born28 November 1924
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died4 October 2008(2008-10-04) (aged 83)
Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1940–45 Souths (Brisbane) 39 11 22 0 77
1946–47 Balmain 30 11 0 0 33
1948 Barrow 18 3 3 0 15
1948–56 Warrington 346 90 812 0 1804
1957–59 St. George 60 10 240 0 510
Total 493 125 1077 0 2439
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1945 Queensland 4 1 0 0 3
1946–47 New South Wales 4 3 0 0 9
1952 British Empire XIII
1949–55 Other Nationalities 10 1 20 43
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1961–66 Balmain 117 65 3 49 56
1969–72 Newtown 88 33 4 51 38
1977–81 St. George 110 65 4 41 59
Total 315 163 11 141 52
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1962–72 City Firsts 6 5 0 1 83
1962–72 New South Wales 13 10 1 2 77
1962–72 Australia 20 12 1 7 60
Source:
As of 10 January 2016
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