Bruce Olive

Bruce Olive
Personal information
Born (1930-08-28) 28 August 1930 (age 94)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1964–67 Newtown 69 1 0 0 3
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1959–62 NSW Country Firsts 4 0 0 0 0
1958–62 New South Wales 8 2 0 0 6
Source: [1]

Bruce Olive (born 28 August 1930) is a former Indigenous Australian professional rugby league player who played as a prop forward for the Newtown Jets in the 1960s.

Wollongong prop played for New South Wales in nine matches between 1958-62 but could not break into the Australian Test side. Olive, who paved the way for Country’s upset wins over City in 1961-62, later played with Newtown in the mid-1960s.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Bruce Olive". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN 1875169571
  3. ^ Walter, Brad (3 August 2020). "Indigenous pioneer: How Bruce Olive paved the way for Big Artie". NRL.com. Retrieved 27 April 2022.