Merv Cross

Merv Cross
Personal information
Full name	Mervyn John Cross
Born	3 July 1941 (age 83)
Playing information
Position	Forward
Club
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Mervyn John Cross OAM is an Australian former rugby league footballer and orthopedic surgeon.

He played in Australia's major competition the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) but Cross, a doctor, is better known for his achievements in the field of sports medicine as an Orthopaedic surgeon

Cross was known as a strong defensive forward who played for the South Sydney (1960–61), the Eastern Suburbs (1962) and North Sydney in 1963. At the end of the 1990s, Doctor Cross took up a position as an NRL board member.

Cross was awarded an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for his revolutionary work in knee surgery.^[3] He was one of the inaugural Honorary Fellows of the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians.

Cross also worked as a director on the board of the National Rugby League until retiring in 2005.^[4]

References

^ [1]
^ Whiticker/Hudson
^ "Dr Mervyn John CROSS". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
^ Masters, Roy (20 January 2005). "Woman on board as NRL turns a new page". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Digital. Retrieved 6 October 2009.

External links

The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League Players, Alan Whiticker and Glen Hudson
Merv Cross's Knee Clinic's website

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[2] Whiticker/Hudson

[3] "Dr Mervyn John CROSS". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

[4] Masters, Roy (20 January 2005). "Woman on board as NRL turns a new page". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Digital. Retrieved 6 October 2009.

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