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Neil Betts
Birth nameTerence Neil Betts
Date of birth(1926-04-13)13 April 1926
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date of death4 February 2017(2017-02-04) (aged 90)
Place of deathBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
SchoolSt Laurence's College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1948–58
1948–56
Souths
Queensland
174
46
174
46
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1949–54 Australia 7 7

Terence Neil "Tiny" Betts OAM (13 April 1926 – 4 February 2017) was an Australian rugby union player who played for Queensland and the national team.[1]

He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2009, for service to rugby union football as a player, administrator and coach.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Vale Classic Wallaby Neil Betts". Rugby.com.au. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  2. ^ "BETTS, Terence Neil". It's an Honour. Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2017.