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Australian rugby league player
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Male
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Birth:
1917
Death:
1945
The details
Biography
Introduction
Frederick Robert May (1917 - 1945) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL).
Playing career
May played for the Eastern Suburbs club, who are now known by the name of the Sydney Roosters, in the years 1940 and '41. A five-eight, May was a member of East's premiership winning side that defeated Canterbury-Bankstown in the 1940 decider. The following year he was a member of the Eastern Suburbs side that was defeated by St George in the 1941 final.
Post playing
May enlisted in the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) during World War II, and was killed in New Guinea.
Sources
- The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League Players; Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson