Darcy James Russell

HERITAGE No: 553

BIRTH: 13 April 1929

Woolgoolga, NSW

OCCUPATION: Salesman, 1958, 1963

RESIDENCE: Claremont Rd Enfield, NSW, 1958; Preston St Mangerton, NSW, 1963

GAME HISTORY

Eastern Suburbs President’s Cup 1947
Eastern Suburbs RL 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951
Waratah Mayfield RL 1952, 1953
Newcastle RL v New Zealand RL 1952
Coalfields RL v St George RL (Country Carnival) 1952
Newcastle RL v North Sydney RL (Country Carnival) 1953
Country Firsts RL v City Firsts RL 1953, 1954
Newcastle RL v USA RL 1953
Country Firsts RL v USA RL 1953
Wollongong Wests RL 1954, 1955, 1956
Southern Division RL v Great Britain RL 1954
Southern Division RL v Newtown RL (Country Carnival) 1954
Southern Division RL v St George RL (Country Carnival) 1955
Southern Division RL v Balmain RL (Country Carnival) 1956
Southern Division RL v New Zealand RL 1956
Southern Division RL v New Zealand Maori RL 1956
Country Seconds RL 1955, 1956
Wests RL First Grade 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960
Wests RL v Northern Division RL (Country Carnival) 1957
Wests RL City Cup 1959
Sydney Firsts RL 1959

Darcy

Darcy Russell was born in the Coffs Harbour district on the NSW mid North Coast in 1929. He grew up in Woolgoolga however his father enlisted with the RAAF at Coffs Harbour in 1941 and the family moved to the Sydney suburb of Paddington during the war period.

Paddington is in Sydney’s eastern suburbs and so it is no surprise that Darcy would have played junior rugby league in the district before moving on to the grade ranks at Easts. Darcy’s parents remained at Paddington until at least the mid 1950’s and Darcy’s younger brother Barry also came up through the juniors to play First Grade with Easts in 1954.

Darcy Russell in action at the SCG