Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Barry William Rushworth
- Born
- Saturday, 23rd August, 1941
- Current Age
- 84 years and 220 days
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Test Series
- France vs Australia 1963/64
- Interstate Series
- 1963, 1964
- Midweek Cup
- 1974
Biography
Lanky centre represented Country and NSW in 1963 while playing for Lithgow and toured with the Ashes-winning Kangaroos at the end of the year. Rushworth made his only Test appearance in the Third Test against France in Paris but played in 18 other matches on tour. He later had a long career with P’matta and added the touch of experience that guided Western Division to victory in the inaugural Amco Cup in 1974.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Western Division | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 19 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 73.68% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Lithgow-Oberon | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Interstate Series | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 140 | 25 | 0 | - | 75 | 68 | 68 | 4 | 48.57% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | - | 33 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 36.36% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 201 | 38 | 0 | - | 114 | 100 | 100 | 6 | 49.75% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1964 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Western Division | 1963, 1974-75 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1963-64 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Country Firsts | 1963 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Seconds | 1964 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Lithgow-Oberon | 1975 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1963-1975 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 45.45% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1964 | 20 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 70.00% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1965 | 18 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 55.56% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1966 | 15 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 46.67% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1967 | 20 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1968 | 21 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 57.14% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1969 | 21 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 47.62% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1970 | 20 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 20.00% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1971 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Parramatta | 1964-71 | 140 | 25 | - | - | 75 | 68 | 68 | 4 | 48.57% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Wests Archives, Michael Borg, Bill Bates, AJ Lucantonio, Tim Costello
Your Say
12 Feb 2011 11:57am
With the new "chip and chase" rule wouldn't you like to see another centre like Barry Rushworth? He often turned defending players inside out kicking over their heads and regaining the ball.
19 Jan 2012 5:53pm
"Bowser" accompanied me to "Westy Jenkin's sports store to buy a basketball when I was a young bloke,he was an overall quality sportsman and a quality bloke.
I really enjoyed following his career in RL and he deserved to be inducted into the Parramatta rugby league hall of fame.
19 Apr 2012 12:01pm
Barry,
The Royal Hotel that you operate is the best. Congratulation, and I may drop in there for a beer soon.
9 Jan 2017 2:23pm
I can remember how Barry would punt over the head of a would-be tackler then run past him and regather the ball before he could turn around. A quality centre.
14 Jul 2017 5:57pm
Still one of the best pubs in New South Wales, and I will be back soon as humanly possible. For a cabin and a few beers etc.
18 Jul 2025 9:08am
Remember him well as a junior rugby league player in Lithgow. Too bloke who sponsored us in local competitions & our high school team in knock out carnivals around the central west.
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