Bill Hardman (rugby league)

Bill Hardman

Personal information
Full name	William Eastwood Hardman
Born	29 July 1900 The Fylde district, Lancashire, England
Died	14 April 1987(1987-04-14) (aged 86) Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1924–31 St. George 94 13 0 0 39 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1925–26 New South Wales 14 5 0 0 15 1925–26 Metropolis 2 2 0 0 6
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William Eastwood "Bill" Hardman (1900-1987) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s.

Background

Hardman's birth was registered in The Fylde, Lancashire, England

Playing career

A St. George junior player from Brighton-Le-Sands, New South Wales, Hardman was a tough front row forward for St. George during the club's foundation years. He played eight seasons for Saints between 1924–1931, and played in two Grand Finals for the club: 1927 and 1930.

Hardman also represented New South Wales in fourteen games between 1925–1926. After retiring as a player, Hardman returned to his junior club, the Brighton Seagulls, to coach the juniors.

Bill Hardman NSW State Representative 1925

Death

Hardman died on 14 April 1987, at Mosman, New South Wales, aged 86.