Bruce Stewart (rugby league)
Bruce 'Lapa' Stewart (1941–2012), an Indigenous Australian, was a rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League, playing as a winger.
A La Perouse local, Stewart played for South Sydney in the junior and lower grades before joining the Eastern Suburbs club in 1967, where he scored 10 tries from his 24 appearances. He also represented NSW Country firsts.[1]
Stewart died on 2 April 2012.[2]
His son, Corey Stewart, also played for Eastern Suburbs.
References[]
- ^ "Bruce Stewart - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project".
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice- 11/04/2012
- Alan Whiticker and Glen Hudson, The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League Players
Categories:
- 1941 births
- 2012 deaths
- Australian rugby league players
- Indigenous Australian rugby league players
- Sydney Roosters players
- Country New South Wales rugby league team players
- Rugby league wingers
- Australian rugby league biography, 1940s birth stubs